Farmington, Utah
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Farmington City Hall
Location of Farmington, Utah
Coordinates: 40°59′12″N 111°53′57″W / 40.98667°N 111.89917°W / 40.98667; -111.89917Coordinates: 40°59′12″N 111°53′57″W / 40.98667°N 111.89917°W / 40.98667; -111.89917
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Davis
Settled	1847
Incorporated	February 18, 1852
Founder	Hector Caleb Haight
Named for	Farming
Area
• Total	7.8 sq mi (20.1 km2)
• Land	7.8 sq mi (20.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	4,304 ft (1,312 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	18,275
• Density	1,557.8/sq mi (601.5/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84025
Area code(s)	801
FIPS code	49-24740[1]
GNIS feature ID	1441004[2]

Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,275 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Davis County^[3]. Lagoon Amusement Park is located in Farmington.

The city has made it onto the Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" index, and was ranked number 12 on the 2011 list.^[4]

History[link]

Originally known as North Cottonwood, Farmington was permanently settled by Mormon pioneers in 1847. The Children's Primary Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized here on 11 August 1878. It was the birthplace of one of the longest lived Latter-day Saint apostles, LeGrand Richards. His maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Lee Robinson, was the first bishop of what was then the North Cottonwood Ward. Lagoon Amusement Park was founded here in 1886 and occupies 100 acres (0.40 km²) of the city. Ezra T. Clark was an early settler of Farmington who later founded the Davis County Bank and built several houses in the area, some of which are located in the Clark Lane Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography[link]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.1 km²), all of it land.

Farmington is located between the nearby Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake. Lake enhanced snowfall occurs frequently during the winter, and cool downslope mounain breezes occur on most summer evenings.

Demographics[link]

In the 2010 census^[1] there were 18,275 people, 5,148 households, and 2,769 families residing in the city with an average family size of 3.41. The population density was 1,557.8 people per square mile (601.1/km²). There were 5,339 housing units at an average density of 414.7 per square mile (160.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.1% White, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.98% of the population.

There were 5,148 households out of which 49% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 3.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 37.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $74,250, and the median income for a family was $78,492. Males had a median income of $56,847 versus $30,464 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,407. About 1.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 0.2% of those age 65 or over.

Legacy Highway[link]

There was controversy regarding the construction of the northern Legacy Highway. This highway would add on to the portion of the Legacy Highway that is complete, and runs from Farmington to Salt Lake City. The Northern Legacy Highway would run from Brigham City to Farmington, and connect to the existing highway in residential West Farmington. Some residents were opposed to this as it would result in the demolition of historic homes and divide the city into two parts. The highway would also demolish the Davis County Fairgrounds and Legacy Arena, site of the Davis County Fair and other events.^{[citation needed]} Another contingent of citizens was in favor of the Legacy Highway, as it would provide convenience for many commuters from Farmington, a mainly bedroom community to the Salt Lake Valley.

During elections in 2007 a majority of voters in Farmington voted in opposition to the construction of Legacy Highway as it was planned. Subsequently, legislation was passed in the state legislature allowing construction of Legacy Highway through Farmington to go ahead as planned.

Notable people[link]

• LeGrand Richards, religious leader
• Job Welling, founder of the town of Welling, Alberta Canada

See also[link]

• Lagoon Amusement Park
• Francis Peak

References[link]

External links[link]

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• City of Farmington
• Farmington Citizens Resources

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Gregory Davis (born 1979)^[1][2] is an English spree killer and former art student who was convicted of the double manslaughter of Dorothy Rogers and her son Michael Rogers in 2003. He is currently serving an indefinite sentence in Littlemore Hospital.

Early life[link]

Gregory Davis was born to a respectable family residing in Great Linford, Buckinghamshire, England as the son of a civil engineer and a care assistant. He attended secondary school at The Radcliffe School.^[3]

Art studies[link]

Davis first studied art during his sixth form,^[3] and later at Northampton University.^[4] One of his works of art made during this period consisted of a trophy plaque bearing the names of his favourite serial killers.^[2][3]

Murders[link]

Davis was himself planning to be a serial killer and used his diary to plot to murder. Progressing on a diary entry that spoke of a desire to kill ad infinitum "all over the world"^[2] he eventually went on a murder spree on January 28, 2003.^[5] Working his way through a compiled hit list he first paid visit to Stewart Johnson who escaped as kitchen fitters were working in his home.^[6] Davis then continued down the list to Stantonbury where the home of Dorothy Rogers failed to put up an obstacle to his murder aspirations.

Victims[link]

• Dorothy Rogers, a 48-year old divorcee, was stabbed 31 times at her home in Stantonbury.
• Michael Rogers, aged 19, was stabbed, bludgeoned and disembowelled at a children's playground.
• Mick Cowles was attacked with a hammer and seriously wounded.

Trial and imprisonment[link]

On 15 December 2003 Davis stood trial at Luton Crown Court and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.^[5] Mr Justice Richard Aikens accepted the plea after a team of five psychiatrists diagnosed him with major depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder, alcohol dependence and to be suffering from a psychotic episode at the time of the crime.^[5] He was given an indefinite sentence to be served at Broadmoor Hospital.^[2] In 2009 he was transferred to Littlemore Hospital where he is allowed out on short release.^[2]

A Mental Health Review Tribunal will decide on his eventual release in July, 2011.^[7]

References[link]