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Farmington

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Total population

2,312

Median home value

$129,900

21.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$57,151

Farmington$57k
National$74k
Weather100°F · Sunny
Coordinates34.92°, -88.45°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 17 at 10:23PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Situated in Mississippi, United States, Farmington is a town. Coordinates of 34.923°, -88.446° situate Farmington in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 2,312. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Resident density is around 140 per km², indicating loosely populated. It covers about 16.5 km² of land area. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,624 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 64% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
35.4
Median home value
$129,900
Housing units
909
Poverty rate
13.7%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
90.9%
Black
6.4%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0.6%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
34.9226
Longitude
-88.4461
Water area
0.01 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
100°F
Sunny
Tonight
73°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
99°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
98°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
73°F
Partly Cloudy

Forecast for Farmington, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
37.9%
Diabetes
10.7%
Adult obesity
37.4%
Binge drinking
17.2%
Adult smoking
17.3%
No leisure activity
29.2%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
21,149
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    689
  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    657
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    599
  • Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
    Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    549
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    528
  • Carolina Wren
    Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    501
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    472
  • Eastern Bluebird
    Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    465

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
10
Elementary
3
Middle
2
High
5
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · Corinth · 1,103 students · 12.8:1 ratio
  • CORINTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · CORINTH · 731 students · 15.9:1 ratio
  • CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL
    High · CORINTH · 656 students · 18.7:1 ratio
  • ALCORN CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · GLEN · 514 students · 12.5:1 ratio
  • ALCORN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
    High · GLEN · 387 students · 13.3:1 ratio
  • ALCORN CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · GLEN · 368 students · 12.7:1 ratio
  • BIGGERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
    Elementary · CORINTH · 313 students · 13.6:1 ratio
  • BIGGERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
    High · CORINTH · 252 students · 12:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
3.1
Largest event
2008-05-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Don Blasingame
Don Blasingame
American baseball player (1932–2005)
A
Art Hoyle
American jazz trumpeter (1929–2020)
S
Susie Gibson
American supercentenarian (1890–2006)
E
Etheridge Knight
African-American poet (1931-1991)
T
Thomas K. McCraw
American historian (1940-2012)
A
Aaron Green
American architect (1917–2001)
E
Everett Sharp
American football player (1918-1996)
G
George W. Grace
American linguist
J
Jack Yarber
American singer, songwriter, and guitarist based out of Memphis, Tennessee
J
Jackie Simpson
American gridiron football player (1936-1983)
L
Larry Dorsey
American football player and coach
Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
United States federal judge
Roscoe Turner
Roscoe Turner
American airplane racer (1895–1970)
Steve Gaines
Steve Gaines
American pastor and former president of Southern Baptist Convention
Thomas Hal Phillips
Thomas Hal Phillips
American actor (1922-2007)
N
Nick Bain
American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,624

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
100
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Farmington

Great houses of the South
Great houses of the South
Laurie Ossman · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
Seen 2026-09-11
Southern Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Seen 2026-09-09
loblolly pine
loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Seen 2026-09-08
blue mistflower
blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Seen 2026-09-08
Tan Jumping Spider
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
Seen 2026-09-01
Red-legged Buprestis Beetle
Red-legged Buprestis Beetle
Buprestis rufipes
Seen 2026-08-25
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Seen 2026-08-25
muscadine
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Seen 2026-08-24
purple passionflower
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Seen 2026-08-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET