Farmington, California
| Farmington | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California |
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 Farmington
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| Coordinates: 37°55′47″N 120°59′58″W / 37.92972°N 120.99944°WCoordinates: 37°55′47″N 120°59′58″W / 37.92972°N 120.99944°W | |
| Country |
 California
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| County | San Joaquin |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Tom Berryhill (R) |
| • Assembly | Greg Aghazarian (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jerry McNerney (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.542 sq mi (6.584 km2) |
| • Land | 2.542 sq mi (6.584 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 207 |
| • Density | 81/sq mi (31/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95230 |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-23630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1656009 |
Farmington is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California. The population was 207 at the 2010 census, down from 262 at the 2000 census.
Farmington was so named to distinguish its agricultural setting from the nearby mining regions.
Farmington is located at 37°55′47″N 120°59′58″W / 37.92972°N 120.99944°W (37.929625, -120.999574). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all of it land. The town has a school, firehouse, bar, Circle K, Shell gas station, general store, and post office. Barren, low hills and an excellent almond orchard lie to the immediate east of the town, and farther east are the Sierra Nevada mountains. Stockton East Creek flows along the southern border of Farmington, paralleling Highway 4 for a short distance. The creek and many other places nearby were used as locations in the 1958 film The Big Country, as was scenes for the movie, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974).
The 2010 United States Census reported that Farmington had a population of 207. The population density was 81.4 people per square mile (31.4/km²). The racial makeup of Farmington was 164 (79.2%) White, 7 (3.4%) African American, 1 (0.5%) Native American, 6 (2.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 18 (8.7%) from other races, and 11 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42 persons (20.3%).
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