▁ ▁Farm ington ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ph el ps ▁and ▁Gor ham ▁P urchase . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁formed ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁county ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁and ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁began ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁sett lers ▁were ▁Qu akers ▁from ▁Ber k shire ▁County , ▁Massachusetts . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁Arthur ▁Power ▁left ▁Farm ington ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁and ▁other ▁Qu akers ▁to ▁found ▁Farm ington , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁The ▁Farm ington ▁Qu aker ▁Cross ro ads ▁Historic ▁District ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁land , ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁feet ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁is ▁com pressed ▁by ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁gla ci ation ▁and ▁s lop es ▁from ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 7 0 0 ▁feet ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Can anda igua , ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁boundary ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mac ed on . ▁The ▁land ▁compr ises ▁drum l ins ▁and ▁es k ers . ▁Other ▁than ▁streams ▁and ▁p onds , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁major ▁water ▁land marks . ▁Public ▁drink ing ▁water ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁treated ▁water ▁pip ed ▁from ▁Can anda igua ▁Lake . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁