THE FARMINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Maine Embayment setting.
Farmington town has 55.7 square miles of land in Franklin County. Its Census reference point is in Central Maine Embayment, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Farmington and Franklin County
Farmington is associated with Franklin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Farmington by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Farmington, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Farmington town has 13.8 times the land area of nearby Farmington CDP (4.04 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

