Farmington, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Farmington City. It lies in ZIP code area 55024. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle. 23,632 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
On record in Farmington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Daniel F. Akin Houselisted 1979
Church of the Adventlisted 1979
Exchange Bank Buildinglisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresFarmington grew from 21,086 to 23,632 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,086 | |
| 2020 | 23,632 | +2,546 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Farmington in 2018, burning about 20 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Farmington: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
48 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington in 48 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 21 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Farmington | 1 hurt, $750,000 | A Storm Survey determined that an EF-1 tornado tracked to the northeast from three miles northwest of Farmington, to 3.3 miles north of Farmington, Minnesota. ||The damage consisted of the following; ||A few homes had large sections of roof structure removed. Numerous homes had significant roof damage, with loss of vinyl or metal siding. In addtion, numerous garage doors had collapsed or were pushed inward. One home had their entire garage shifted off its foundation by over 5 inches. Another home had their entire garage collapse, only leaving the main home intact. Due to several structures that had their foundations shifted and walls completely blown down, this tornado was rated a high end EF-1, which is approximately 105 mph. Most of the tornado damage was high end EF-0, or low end EF-1, or approximately 70 to 90 mph. Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or blown down. Several trees had diameters in excess of 30 inches. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Farmington | $1,000,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire at the Donnely Farms in rural Farmington on Flagstaff Avenue. Approximately 500 hay bales were burned in the fire, causing an estimated 1 million dollars in damage. Information provided by Northfield News newspaper. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $500,000 | Over 400 trees up to 3 feet in diameter and many power lines were downed across the city by winds estimated up to 70 MPH. Many trees blocked roads and a handful of trees fell onto buildings and cars. The damage was so widespread that a state of emergency was put in place shortly after the storm ended until streets could be cleared. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Farmington | $75,000 | The roof of a home on Eureka Avenue was struck by lightning. The resulting fire caused $75,000 damage to the structure. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $5,000 | A large tree limb was blown down, and fell on a truck near 225th Street, and Chippendale Avenue. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $3,000 | A few large tree branches were blown down in Farmington. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Multiple trees down on powerlines in Farmington. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A few trees were blown down in southern Dakota County with the worst area in the city of Farmington. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 3 in Farmington. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A few trees were blown down near Farmington. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Farmington | - | A measured rainfall amount of 3.30 inches fell in less than 3 hours. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Farmington | - | An observer in Farmington, Minnesota, measured 4.37 inches of rainfall over the past 24 hours. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Several trees were blown down across western Dakota County which included the cities of Lakeville, and Farmington. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | County Road 50 was covered with six inches of water at one point east of Pilot Knob Road, near Farmington, Minnesota. In addition, 9 inches of water was reported along Chippendale Ave West, near Ash St, and Elm St. 1 to 2 feet of water was reported in fields south of 225th St. West. During the evening, several observers across Dakota County had measured rainfall amounts between three and five inches between 8 and 11 pm. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Wind gust measured at Farmington Middle School West. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Eighteen inch diameter tree down at the FAA facility as reported by NWS CWSU employee. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Tree branches were downed. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A wind gust of 66 MPH was recorded by a spotter. A large deck was blown off a house. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Measured by trained spotter. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Fourteen trees toppled in rural Farmington. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Water covered numerous roadways in county. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Measured at intersection of Pilot Knob Rd and 193rd Street. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Estimated windspeed. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eureka Center | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Antlers Park | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Castle Rock | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Rosemount | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Empire | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Apple Valley | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hampton | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Farmington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1986533 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 643570. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






