Farmington, Missouri
| Farmington | |
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1822 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | St. Francois County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 47 ′ N , 90 ° 25 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 15,498 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 668 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 23.3 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 23.2 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 279 m |
| FIPS : | 29-23752 |
| GNIS ID : | 0756036 |
| Website : | farmington-mo.gov |
| Mayor : | Jeannie Roberts |
Farmington is a city of 13,924 residents (2000) in Missouri .
It is located 96 km southwest of St. Louis , 96 km northwest of Cape Girardeau , 108 km west of Carbondale , and 180 km northwest of Paducah in the metropolitan area and belongs to St. Francois County .
sons and daughters of the town
- Herbert Asbury (1889–1963), writer
- Andrew Conway Ivy (1893–1978), physiologist
- Jake Arrieta (born 1986), baseball player