Escape Room Zone Farmington31514 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336
Metro Detroit Oakland County City
Farmington
A Quaker-founded small town with a brick main street, a 1940 movie house and a rink
- People (2025 estimate)
- 11,409
- Land area
- 2.7 sq mi · 6.9 km²
- From downtown
- 19.2 miles · 31 km · northwest
- Incorporated
- 1926
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01 / Why it matters
Why Farmington matters
Farmington is a Quaker town at heart: Arthur Power arrived from New York State with Quaker families in 1824, the place was first called Quakertown, and in 1826 it took the name of Power's hometown. The village grew up along the Shiawassee Trail before its center shifted to Grand River Avenue.
The small downtown has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976 and has been thoroughly refreshed since 2009, with brick sidewalks, new facades and a pavilion. The Civic Theater has been showing movies since 1940, first-run again since September 2021, and Riley Park has an ice rink in winter and concerts in summer.
Farmington is surrounded on most sides by much bigger Farmington Hills, and people mix them up all the time, but they're two separate cities that share a school district and a library. Fred M. Warner, Michigan's governor from 1905 to 1911, lived here; his house, built in 1867, is one of the landmarks of the historic district.
02 / Known for
What Farmington is known for
Its Quaker founding: Arthur Power and his fellow settlers arrived in 1824 and first called the place Quakertown
The Farmington Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976
The 1867 house of Governor Fred M. Warner, who was born in England and adopted as a baby by a Farmington family
The Farmington Civic Theater, the town's movie house since 1940
03 / What’s on
What’s on in Farmington
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04 / Places
7 places on our site in Farmington
Escape Room Zone Farmington31514 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336
Closed – archive entryFarmington 4 Cinemas38215 W. 10 Mile Road, Farmington, MI 4833505 / What to do
If you’re in Farmington
Downtown Farmington és a Riley Park
A brick-sidewalk downtown on Grand River Avenue; Riley Park hosts summer concerts and a winter ice rink, and downtown runs a farmers and artisans market and the Harvest Moon Celebration.
Official site ↗Farmington Civic Theater
A downtown movie house since 1940 that went back to first-run films on September 17, 2021, known for friendly prices and fresh popcorn.
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06 / History
Farmington through the years
- 1824
Quaker Arthur Power arrives from New York State with several families and founds Quakertown.
- 1826
A post office opens under the name Farmington, and the settlement officially takes the name.
- 1867
In the winter of 1866 to 1867 Farmington is incorporated as a village.
- 1872
On October 9 a fire destroys many buildings in the village center.
- 1926
Farmington becomes a city.
- 1976
Downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Farmington Historic District.
07 / People
Famous names from here
- Fred M. Warner governor of Michigan from 1905 to 1911, who founded thirteen cheese factories as a Farmington businessman
Sources
Population and area are Census Bureau figures (Farmington city).
- 2020 Census, Michigan (PL 94-171)
- Census Bureau population estimates: cities and towns
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington_Hills,_Michigan
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington,_Michigan
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington_Historic_District_(Farmington,_Michigan)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_M._Warner
- farmgov.com/community/farmington-civic-theater
- downtownfarmington.org
- farmgov.com
Change since 2020, per the Census Bureau estimate: −1.5 percent.
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