Farmington, Michigan
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| Farmington, Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | JoAnne M. McShane |
| Area | |
| - City | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²) |
| - Land | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 10,423 |
| - Density | 3,903.6/sq mi (1,507.2/km²) |
| - Metro | 5,456,428 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: http://www.ci.farmington.mi.us | |
Farmington is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,423.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,423 people, 4,825 households, and 2,764 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,507.2/km² (3,904.4/mi²). There were 4,991 housing units at an average density of 721.7/km² (1,869.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.67% White, 2.73% African American, 0.18% Native American, 10.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 4,825 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $56,442, and the median income for a family was $75,578. Males had a median income of $54,780 versus $39,435 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,452. About 1.5% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
Farmington utilizes the council-manager form of government, and thus is governed by a city council consisting of a mayor and four council members. The city council appoints a city manager, who manages the day-to-day operations of the city.
Farmington is neighbor to Farmington Hills, Michigan. The cities combine to form a district represented in Michigan's State government by Democrat Aldo Vagnozzi, who is a former mayor of Farmington Hills. Farmington is part of State Senate District 14, currently (2006) represented by Democrat Gilda Z. Jacobs.
The Mayor of Farmington is JoAnne M. McShane.
On Monday, December 18, 2006, a public meeting was held in Farmington Hills to review a sustainability study, which was undertaken by this neighboring city. One of several recommendations of the study was to investigate the possibility of merging with the City of Farmington. This has been an ongoing discussion for years but public awareness was heightened during this session. Farmington and Farmington Hills already share several services, such as a library and a district court. http://www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us/egov/apps/document/center.exe?path=doc&id=1353&id2=1250&linked=0
[edit] Education
Farmington is served by the Farmington Public Schools, which also serve Farmington Hills, as well as local parochial and private schools.
[edit] Media
In addition to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, regional newspapers serving all of southeast Michigan, the city is served by two community newspapers. The Farmington Observer is published twice a week, on Sunday and Thursday. The Farmington Gazette is published weekly. The Oakland Press covers all of Oakland County.
[edit] Shopping
Farmington has a strip mall named "Downtown Farmington Center". It opened in 1961 with Hudson's, Crowley's, Jo Ann Fabrics & Dollar Tree as anchors, Hudson's left the mall in 1984 while Crowley's left in 1985. Jo Ann closed of bankrutpy in 1986. Dollar Tree left the mall in 1989. TJ Maxx and Damman Hardware were anchors after 1988. Today, Office Depot joins TJ Maxx as anchors. The center includes small businesses and the national brands Starbucks, Merle Norman, Quiznos Sub, Fitness 19, Dress Barn, Big Apple Bagels and Cold Stone Creamery, Farmington Dollar closed in 2006 within Office Depot & will be a ACE.
[edit] Trivia
The name Farmington, which properly refers to the 3.7 square mile municipality incorporated in the early 19th Century, is sometimes erroneously used to refer to the 33.3 square mile neighboring city of Farmington Hills (Farmington Township until 1973), which surrounds it.
Rex Cawley and Mickey Harris have been residents of the city.
NHL goaltender Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals is from Farmington.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Wilkins, Korie. "Merging Cities Debated", The Detroit Free Press, 2006-12-19. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
