Farmington (Connecticut)
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Location in Connecticut
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1641 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Hartford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 44 ′ N , 72 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 24,941 (as of 2005) | ||
| Population density : | 343.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 74.6 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 72.7 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 49 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 06032, 06085 | ||
| Area code : | +1 860 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-27600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0213430 | ||
| Website : | www.farmington-ct.org | ||
Farmington is a city in Hartford County in the US state of Connecticut , United States , with 24,200 inhabitants (as of 2004). The urban area has a size of 74.5 km².
Farmington is a historic town, settlement began as early as 1640. Even today, the main street is lined with many historic buildings, some dating back to the 17th century. Of particular interest are the colonial-style Hill-Stead Museum , built in 1901, and the former Miss Porter's School , a college preparatory school for girls. The city's best-known residents include the architect Theodate Pope Riddle and the gangsta rapper 50 Cent , who bought boxer Mike Tyson's mansion, which had been vacant for years . Farmington is the headquarters of Otis , the world's largest manufacturer of elevator systems.
schools
- East Farms School
- Noah Wallace School
- Union School
- West District School
- West Woods Upper Elementary School
- Irving A. Robbins Middle School
- Farmington High School
- Miss Porter's School
Museums
- The Art Guild
- The Day-Lewis Museum
- Hill-Stead Museum
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Stanley-Whitman House
- Unionville Museum
- Old Stone Schoolhouse
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- John Treadwell (1745-1823), politician
- Chauncey Langdon (1763-1830), politician
- Timothy Merrill (1781-1836), politician and lawyer who Secretary of State of Vermont was
- Orville Hungerford (1790–1851), industrialist, banker and politician
- Wilford Woodruff (1807–1898), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Kathleen Rubins (* 1978), NASA astronaut
- Erin Pac (* 1980), bobsledder
- Pawel Szajda (* 1982), actor
Personalities related to the city
- Oliver Wolcott (1726–1797), British-American military and politician; one of the founding fathers of the United States
- Theodate Pope Riddle (1867–1946), architect and spiritualist; lived and died in Farmington
- Michael Gladis (* 1977), actor; grew up in Farmington
Population development
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