Welcome to Farmington, Missouri's Chamber of Commerce website! Farmington is called the City of Tradition and Progress. Through more than 200 years of history, Farmington has enjoyed a continual and consistent growth in its population, area and economic base.
Farmington began as a family settlement in the late 1790’s when the area that is now Missouri was under Spanish rule. From those early days of Missouri statehood and Farmington’s incorporation as a county seat village, the City of Farmington has become a thriving municipality of more than 14,000 people with a diversified and solidly-based economy.
Major department stores, specialty shops, restaurants and professional offices are found primarily in four areas of the city: Maple Valley Center, Highway 67, Karsch Boulevard, and downtown Farmington. The businesses located along these corridors provide the goods and services that make Farmington a regional shopping center that meets the needs of people in St. Francois and surrounding counties.Whether you're in search of history and small-town treasures, or looking for great shopping, outdoor recreation and fantastic restaurants, you'll find it in Farmington.
Farmington is home to well-kept stately residences along tree-lined streets; the cooperative involvement of individuals, businesses, civic clubs, and government in community affairs; and the preservation of "small town America". These traditional values in the midst of a bustling, thriving, progressive business environment are evidence the people of Farmington have not forgotten their roots and are proud to live and work in "The City of Tradition and Progress".
