Farmington is a city in St. Francois County located 60 miles south of St. Louis in the Lead Belt region in Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 16,240. It is the county seat of St. Francois County. The Farmington Micropolitan Statistical Area embraces St. Francois County and Washington County and has a population of 90,554 as of 2010. Farmington was established in 1822 after its agricultural history and was previously known as Murphy's Settlement for William Murphy of Kentucky who first visited the site in 1798. When St. Francois County was organized,... the town was briefly called St. Francois Court House and then later renamed to Farmington. Farmington is located at 37°46′55″N 90°25′20″W / 37.78194°N 90.42222°W / 37.78194; -90.42222 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 square miles , of which, 8.9 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it is water.
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| County: | St. Francois County |
| State: | Missouri |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 16,097 |
| Area: | 9 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Farmington, Missouri, St. Francois County / Farmington city |