Farmington is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) comprising the center of the

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of Farmington, which is the

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of Franklin County in

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, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,288 at the 2010 census, out of 7,760 people in the town as a whole. The

University of Maine at Farmington A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

is located within the CDP.

Geography

The Farmington CDP is located at the geographic center of the town of Farmington, at (44.669885, −70.146322).

U.S. Route 2 U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected ...

passes through the southern part of the CDP, leading east to

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and west to

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runs through the center of the CDP, leading northwest to Rangeley and south to Lewiston.

Maine State Route 27 State Route 27 (abbreviated SR 27) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from the village of Newagen in Southport, Maine, Southport at Maine State Route 238, SR 238 to the Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing, wher ...

also runs through the center of town, following ME 4 out of town to the north and US 2 out of town to the southeast; ME 27 leads north to the Canada–US border at Coburn Gore and southeast to Augusta, the state capital. According to the

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, the Farmington CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.24%, is water. The Sandy River, a tributary of the

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, flows from north to south through the western side of the CDP. West Farmington, a neighborhood included within the CDP, is on the west side of the river, across from the town center, connected by a bridge on US 2. Temple Stream joins the Sandy River from the west in the southwestern part of the CDP.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,098 people, 1,568 households, and 625 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,668 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.88%

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, 0.37%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. There were 1,568 households, out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.1% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.72. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 12.7% under the age of 18, 39.6% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 64.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,130, and the median income for a family was $31,471. Males had a median income of $31,296 versus $20,385 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,455. About 31.3% of families and 33.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Farmington, Maine

Farmington Public Library
{{authority control Census-designated places in Maine Census-designated places in Franklin County, Maine