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Farmington, MI Road Trips

Plan drives from Farmington, MI with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Farmington, MI, MI

Photo: Sarah-Claude Lévesque St-Louis

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

10.8 mi

Westland, MI

Quickest Drive

20m

Westland, MI

Plan Around Farmington, MI

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Farmington, MI by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

11,472

Median Income

$94,115

Median Home Value

$273,000

Median Age

39.6

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Farmington, MI at a Glance

Founded

1826

Elevation

751 ft

Area

3 mi²

Notable People from Farmington, MI

A sampling of people born in Farmington, MI.

Rex Cawley

1940–2022

American hurdler (1940–2022)

Megan Keller

Megan Keller

1996

American ice hockey player

Brent Johnson

Brent Johnson

1977

American ice hockey goaltender

Paulson Adebo

Paulson Adebo

1999

American football cornerback

Gilbert Brown

Gilbert Brown

1971

American football player

Jennifer O'Donnell

1973

American archer

City data from Wikidata (Q1369658), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Farmington, MI

Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County in Michigan. It almost completely surrounds the smaller city of Farmington.

1 Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Rd, ☏ +1 248 553-2400. (updated Oct 2018) 2 Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, 31005 Orchard Lake Rd, ☏ +1 248 626-5020, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2019)

Visit the Civic Theater in Downtown Farmington. For around $3.50 you can go see a movie. The feature has usually been out in theaters for a while, but it is something fun to do with your friends and family. There are also many ice cream shops around such as Cold Stone, Hershey's Ice Cream, and Silver Dairy. There is also an outdoor market in Downtown Farmington with produce on Saturdays from 9am-2pm. The month of July marks the Founder's Day Festival. This three day event is perfect for families to purchase great food and homemade items as well and see performances and hear great music. Visit Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, which offers a unique mixture of modern and antique arcade games. Admission is free.

1 Basement Burger Bar, 33316 Grand River Ave (Farmington downtown), ☏ +1 248 957-8179. As it says on the label, a bar in the basement serving good craft beers and custom burgers. (updated Aug 2016) 2 Antonio's Cucina Italiana, 37646 Twelve Mile Rd (Halsted Village), ☏ +1 248 994-4000. Furnishing and most of customers a little on the older side but good pasta dishes. (updated Aug 2016) 3 2 Booli, 37610 Twelve Mile Rd, ☏ +1 248 994-0614. Good Lebanese dishes in a modern decorated Mediterranean style restaurant (updated Aug 2016)

Travel tips adapted from Farmington Hills on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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