Www.dailyjournalonline.com. St Joseph School. St Paul Giants Home. Farmington R-7. Farmington, Missouri. Farmington is a city in St. Francois County located 60 miles (97 km) south of St. Louis in the Lead Belt region in Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,240.
It is the county seat of St. Francois County[5]. The Farmington Micropolitan Statistical Area includes 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.
Geography[edit] Farmington is located at WikiMiniAtlas 37°46′55″N 90°25′20″W / 37.78194°N 90.42222°W / 37.78194; -90.42222 (37.781932, −90.422145)[6]. History[edit] Arriving upon land west of the Mississippi River in 1798—which was, at that time, part of the upper Louisiana Territory and under Spanish rule—was the Irish born William Murphy. Economy[edit] Government[edit] List of City Mayors[edit] John A. Education[edit] Elementary. Farmington Missouri | City of Farmington | Farmington MO Government. Take Them A Meal | simplifying meal coordination so friends, family, neighbors and co-workers can show they care.