Farmington, Delaware

Farmington is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 110 at the 2010 census.[4]

Farmington, Delaware
Town
Location of Farmington in Kent County, Delaware.
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Coordinates: 38°52′09″N 75°34′43″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Area [1]
• Total	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km^2)
• Land	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	110
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	122
• Density	1,671.23/sq mi (647.77/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19950
Area code(s)	302
FIPS code	10-25840
GNIS feature ID	213949[3]

History

Farmington was originally settled as Flatiron in 1855 when the railroad built a station at a crossroads at this location. A post office was established in 1858. The town was the location of the Farmington Academy from 1868 to 1878. Farmington had 300 people in the 1880s and was home to canning and fruit-evaporating plants.[5] The Tharp House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	468		—
1910	255		—
1920	124		−51.4%
1930	117		−5.6%
1940	120		2.6%
1950	113		−5.8%
1960	142		25.7%
1970	109		−23.2%
1980	141		29.4%
1990	122		−13.5%
2000	75		−38.5%
2010	110		46.7%
Est. 2019	122	[2]	10.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

At the 2000 census there were 75 people, 31 households, and 20 families living in the town. The population density was 1,075.6 people per square mile (413.7/km²). There were 35 housing units at an average density of 501.9 per square mile (193.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.00% White.[8] Of the 31 households 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 25.8% of households were one person and 16.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.76.

The age distribution was 20.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.8 males.

The median household income was $41,458 and the median family income was $38,750. Males had a median income of $17,917 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,423. There were no families and 7.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Infrastructure

Transportation

U.S. Route 13 passes north-south along the eastern edge of Farmington on Dupont Highway and leads north toward Harrington and south toward Greenwood. Main Street begins at US 13 and runs east-west through Farmington, becoming Andrewville Road outside the town and leading west toward Andrewville.[9] The Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Subdivision line passes north-south through Farmington.[10]

Utilities

Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity to Farmington.[11] Chesapeake Utilities provides natural gas to the town.[12]

Notable people

• Lyman Pierson Powell - born 1866, (alternate spelling is Pearson), Episcopalian priest, Hobart college president, historian and author.
• William Tharp - 36th Governor of Delaware.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "Farmington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2013-04-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American Guide Series. New York: Modern Age Books. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
9. Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
10. "Delmarva Central Railroad". Carload Express. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
11. "Service Territory". Delmarva Power. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
12. "Delmarva Service Territory". Chesapeake Utilities. Retrieved August 14, 2017.