Welcome to Farmington ...

The city of Farmington is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Farmington has a population of 10,491 people<2> (see below for details).

Farmington is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Farmington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Farmington: (248) and (947)<4>

The ZIP codes for Farmington: 48331-48336<5>

Websites for Farmington ...

Official Website: www.ci.farmington.mi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farmington had an population of 10,491 people. This is an increase of 1.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Farmington had a population of 10,372 people. This makes Farmington the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Farmington represents 0.1% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,372 people, the population of Farmington has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,423 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Farmington.

Communities Also Named Farmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 59 communities that are also named Farmington - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Farmington.

Communities near Farmington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farmington.

• Detroit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <6>
• Warren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
• Sterling Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <6>
• Dearborn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <6>
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Westland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <6>
• Rochester Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <6>
• Southfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <6>
• Taylor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
• Royal Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Farmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Farmington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmington. See our Newspapers Page for Farmington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmington ...

Looking for more information about Farmington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Farmington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmington.

Adding Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Farmington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Farmington: www.ci.farmington.mi.us/

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/