Farmington is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the center of the town of Farmington, which is the county seat of Franklin County in Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,288 at the 2010 census, out of 7,760 people in the town as a whole. The University of Maine at Farmington is located within the CDP. Geography The Farmington CDP is located at the geographic center of the town of Farmington, at (44.669885, −70.146322). U.S. Route 2 passes through the southern part of the CDP, leading east to Skowhegan and west to Rumford. Maine State Route 4 runs through the center of the CDP, leading northwest to Rangeley and south to Lewiston. Maine State Route 27 also runs through the center of town, following ME 4 out of town to the north and US 2 out of town to the southeast; ME 27 leads north to the Canada–US border at Coburn Gore and southeast to Augusta, the state capital. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Farmington CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.24%, is water. The Sandy River, a tributary of the Kennebec River, flows from north to south through the western side of the CDP. West Farmington, a neighborhood included within the CDP, is on the west side of the river, across from the town center, connected by a bridge on US 2. Temple Stream joins the Sandy River from the west in the southwest part of the CDP. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,098 people, 1,568 households, and 625 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,668 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.88% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. There were 1,568 households, out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.1% were non-families. 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size