Farmington, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84025. It stands on Steed Creek. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle. 24,531 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,304 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 12 of 20 shown
Clark Lane Historic Districtlisted 1994
Farmington Main Street Historic Districtlisted 2011
Farmington Tithing Officelisted 1985
Hector C. Haight Houselisted 1985
George Quincy Knowlton Houselisted 1995
Lagoon Carousellisted 2012
Lagoon Flying Scooterlisted 2012
Lagoon Roller Coasterlisted 2012
Richards Houselisted 1977
Stayner-Steed Houselisted 1999
Taylor, John W., Janet (Nettie), and May Rich, Houselisted 1997
VanFleet Hotellisted 1991
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Samuel & Eleanor Cotterell House, 96 North One Hundred East, Farmingtonfederal building survey, 9 photographs
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, CCC Terraces, Following the north-south trending ridgeline of the Wasatch Mountains from Francis Peak, south along Skyline Drive and the major ridgeline, to their terminus on the eastern benches above Centerville., Farmingtonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresFarmington grew from 18,275 to 24,531 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 | 18,275 | |
| 2020 | 24,531 | +6,256 (+34%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Farmington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,491 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ROCK RING |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRUIT |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON BAY |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FARMINGTON FLAT |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | 365 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRANCIS |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PARRISH |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MILLER CREEK |
| 13 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CAMPFIRE #3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Farmington: 11 occurrences, 10 prospects, 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Copper, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Mining and Development Prospect | Copper, Silver, Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lucky Boy | Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Boy Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Morning Star Claims Group | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Bountiful Peak Campground Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Morris Creek East Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nance and Fanning | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Nance and Fanning Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sw Centerville Canyon Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Upper Baer Canyon Workings | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite |
Storms near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $50,000 | Heavy rain over northern Davis County caused widespread street and parking lot flooding, particularly in Farmington and Layton. In addition, several homes in Fruit Heights experienced basement flooding. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,000 | In Farmington, a tree was snapped off near its base. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A 59mph severe wind gust associated with a thunderstorm was measured by the CENWWS UPR weather station. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The CENEWS mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The U.S. Highway 89 at Park Lane automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 66 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A personal automated weather station in Farmington measured a wind gust of 63 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The CENEWS Union Pacific Railroad automated weather station in Farmington recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Tree branches were downed at Lagoon Amusement Park. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Farmington | - | Large hail was reported in Farmington, Kaysville, Fruit Heights, and Layton, with some stones as large as golf ball-sized. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | The US-89 and Park Lane sensor recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Farmington | - | One inch hail was reported in Farmington. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hills | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Thomas | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Meadowbrook | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Steed Creek Estates | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Hight | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Floral Grove Estates | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Willow View | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Lane | 0.6 miles | 24 |
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 Q483000 | 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 1441004. 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.








