Farmington Wedding

Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in central Connecticut. The population was 23,641 at the 2000 census. It is home to Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel. Farmington was listed as one of the "preppiest" places in the United States in the 1980s best-seller The Official Preppy Handbook.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.5 km (28.8 mi). 72.7 km (28.1 mi) of it is land and 1.9 km (0.7 mi) of it (2.50%) is water.

Farmington borders the towns of Avon, Burlington, Canton, Newington, West Hartford, and Plainville, and the cities of New Britain and Bristol.

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,641 people, 9,496 households, and 6,333 families residing in the town. The population density was 325.3/km (842.6/mi). There were 9,854 housing units at an average density of 135.6/km (351.2/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 92.91% White, 1.55% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.