Editing Frankfort, Ohio

{{For|the community in Lucas County|Frankfort, Lucas County, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Frankfort, Ohio
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = FrankfortOH2.JPG
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Looking north at the intersection of Main Street and Springfield Street in Frankfort.
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| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Frankfort, Ohio
| image_map1         = Map of Ross County Ohio Highlighting Frankfort Village.png
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = Location of Frankfort in Ross County

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council government]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Patti Cavendar{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
| leader_title1      = Village Administrator
| leader_name1       = Matt Downing
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| area_total_km2     = 1.30
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.50
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 1107
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1084
| population_density_km2 = 833.10
| population_density_sq_mi = 2159.36

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 742
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|24|23|N|83|11|00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 45628
| area_code          = [[Area code 740|740]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 39-28182<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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}}
'''Frankfort''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross County]], [[Ohio]], United States, along the North Fork of [[Paint Creek (Scioto River)|Paint Creek]]. The village is located in [[Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio|Concord Township]].  The population was 1,084 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Frankfort was originally called Oldtown, and under the latter name was laid out in 1816.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=63|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=47}}</ref> A post office called Old Town was established in 1817, and the name was changed to Frankfort in 1834.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=June 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013181747/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH |archive-date=October 13, 2015 }}</ref> Frankfort was incorporated as a village in 1827.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|title=Chillicothe and Ross County|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013745594;view=1up;seq=81|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506124951/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013745594;view=1up;seq=81|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2018|year=1938|publisher=Works Progress Administration|page=77}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 553
|1860= 551
|1870= 519
|1880= 548
|1890= 667
|1900= 717
|1910= 734
|1920= 776
|1930= 764
|1940= 839
|1950= 869
|1960= 871
|1970= 949
|1980= 1008
|1990= 1065
|2000= 1011
|2010= 1064
|2020= 1084
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1107
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,064 people, 448 households, and 279 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1900.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 511 housing units at an average density of {{convert|912.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 448 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the village was 41.2 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,011 people, 442 households, and 274 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,792.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 474 housing units at an average density of {{convert|840.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.10% of the population.

There were 442 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,262, and the median income for a family was $43,365. Males had a median income of $34,417 versus $22,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,259. About 11.6% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Frankfort is served by the [[Adena Local School System]], a K-12 school that jointly serves Concord, Union, and Deerfield townships.

Frankfort has a public library, a branch of the Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.crcpl.org/about/hours-locations/ | title=Hours & Locations | publisher=Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
File:FrankfortOH1.JPG|Frankfort corporation limit sign
File:FrankfortOH3.JPG|Water tower in Frankfort
File:House in Frankfort, Ohio.jpg|House in Frankfort
File:FrankfortOH4.JPG|The Red Brick Schoolhouse, constructed in 1877, in Frankfort
File:FrankfortOH5.JPG|Ohio Historical Marker at the Red Brick Schoolhouse
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Ross County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Villages in Ross County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1816 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]