▁Bank ▁and ▁built ▁several ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Clark ▁Lane ▁Historic ▁District , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁climate ▁Farm ington ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁east - central ▁Davis ▁County . ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁K ays ville ▁and ▁F ruit ▁He ights ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁by ▁Center ville ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁Was atch ▁Mountains ▁are ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 9 6 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Lake - en hanced ▁snow fall ▁occurs ▁frequently ▁during ▁the ▁winter , ▁and ▁cool ▁down s lo pe ▁mountain ▁b ree zes ▁occur ▁on ▁most ▁summer ▁even ings . ▁Under ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification , ▁Farm ington ▁experiences ▁what ▁may ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁hot - sum mer ▁Mediter rane an ▁climate ▁( C sa ), ▁despite ▁not ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁an ▁ocean ▁like ▁most ▁Mediter rane an ▁clim ates . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁( D sa ), ▁if ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁contin ental ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁climate ▁is ▁an ▁average ▁January ▁temperature ▁of ▁ ▁rather ▁than ▁. ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁census ▁of ▁Davis ▁County , ▁almost ▁half