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GEOGRAPHY


Farmington is located at (37.781932, -90.422145).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 23.3 Km&2 (9.0 Mi&2 ). 23.2 km&2 (8.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it (0.44%) is water.


CLIMATE

Average annual temperature is 55 F.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 13,924 people, 4,647 households, and 2,909 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 600.7/km&2 (1,555.0/mi&2). There were 5,003 housing units at an average density of 215.8/km&2 (558.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.73% White , 7.36% African American , 0.50% Native American , 0.73% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.32% from Other Races , and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 4,647 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were Married Couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 131.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 137.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,251, and the median income for a family was $39,899. Males had a median income of $27,448 versus $20,330 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $14,706. About 8.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.


EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIES

Farmington is located at the crossroads of .

Some local businesses of Farmington, MO include: The Black Crow - Dining; Better Night Sleep - Mattress Store; The Music Box - Instruments and Music; First Wok - Chinese Restaurant, Angel Baby Bedding - Online Retailer www.angelbabybedding.com; Kammerman's - Pest Control; Botaniques - Antiques, Fox Farm Nursery - Garden Center; Earth Mother Health Foods. And many more specialized service retailers.

The 2006 sales tax rate is 7.475% and property tax $5.2465 per $100 valuation.


NOTABLE PEOPLE


  • Matt Montania, cinematographer and lead singer of alternative metal group Nottingham Lace


  • Lauren Peterson, Miss Teen Missouri 2007



EXTERNAL LINKS


[http://www.farmingtonmo.org/ Farmington Chamber of Commerce]

City of Farmington

Farmington High School Website