Farmington, Connecticut

Farmington, Connecticut
Town
Aerial view of the Farmington Historic District
Seal
Motto(s):  "Respecting History, Planning The Future"[1]
Hartford County and Connecticut  Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°43′40″N 72°50′25″W / 41.72778°N 72.84028°W / 41.72778; -72.84028
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Hartford
Region	Capitol Region
Settled	June 1640
Incorporated	December 1645
Consolidated	1947
Communities	Farmington Bensted Corner East Farmington Heights Farmington Station Oakland Gardens River Glen Unionville
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Town Council	C.J. Thomas (R), Chm Rafeena Bacchus Lee (D) Joseph Capidoferro (R) Edward Giannaros (D) Johnny Carrier (R) Brian Connolly (D) Keith Vibert (R)
Area
• Total	28.8 sq mi (74.5 km2)
• Land	28.0 sq mi (72.6 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation	161 ft (49 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	26,712
• Density	930/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	06032, 06085
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-27600
GNIS feature ID	0213430
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Website	www.farmington-ct.org

Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 census.^[2] It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 20 miles south of Bradley International Airport and two hours by car from New York City and Boston. It has been home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Otis Elevator Company, United Technologies, and Carvel. The northwestern section of Farmington is a suburban neighborhood called Unionville.