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Farmington is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census , its population was 7,592. [ 3 ] Farmington is home to the University of Maine at Farmington , Nordica Memorial Auditorium, the Nordica Homestead, and the annual Farmington Fair.
Farmington is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the center of the town of Farmington, which is the county seat of Franklin County in Maine, United States.The population of the CDP was 4,288 at the 2010 census, [2] out of 7,760 people in the town as a whole.
The Farmington Historic District encompasses much of the main central business district of Farmington, Maine.Farmington was settled in the 1770s, and experienced its most rapid growth after being named the shire town (county seat) of Franklin County in 1838, with a secondary spurt of redevelopment after a major fire in the 1880s.
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,456, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Maine. Its county seat is Farmington. [2] The county was established on May 9, 1838, and named for Benjamin Franklin. [3]
The UMaine Farmington Beavers compete in the NCAA Division III North Atlantic Conference.The school's official colors are maroon, gold, and gray. UMaine Farmington has 12 NCAA varsity teams, including men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer; and women's teams in basketball, cross country, field hockey, soccer, softball, and
The First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, also known as the New Old South Congregational Church, is a historic church at 235 Main Street in Farmington, Maine. The congregation's present sanctuary is a brick Romanesque structure designed by George M. Coombs and was completed in 1887. It is the town's finest 19th-century church ...
The Hiram Ramsdell House, also called the Octagon House, is an historic octagonal house located at High and Perham streets in Farmington, Maine. Built in 1858 by mason Cyrus Ramsdell, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1973. [1]
The Nordica Homestead is a historic house museum at 116 Nordica Road (a short drive off Holly Road) in Farmington, Maine. Built in 1840, this house was the birthplace and summer home of Lillian Nordica (1857–1914), one of the leading operatic sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has been a museum dedicated to her memory ...