Farmington.
1 Town (2020 pop. 26,712), Hartford co., central Conn., on the
Farmington River; inc. 1645. It is mainly residential with some light
industries. The town has a private girls' school and the Univ. of
Connecticut Medical Hospital (a teaching hospital). Of interest are the
Congregational Church (1770) and two museums.
2 City (2020 pop. 46,624), San Juan co., NW N.Mex., at the confluence of the San
Juan, Animas, and La Plata rivers; inc. 1901. A distribution point for the
Navajo and Ute Mountain reservations, it is the trade center of an oil,
natural gas, and irrigated farm area. The city itself has light industry.
San Juan College is in Farmington. Aztec Ruins National Monument and Salmon
Ruins are nearby.
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