Frankfort is the

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of the

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. It is a home rule-class city and the

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of Franklin County in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,602, making it the 13th largest city in Kentucky and 4th smallest U.S. state capital by population. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky micropolitan area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties. Before Frankfort was founded, the site was a ford across the Kentucky River, along one of the great buffalo trails used as highways in

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. English explorers first visited the area in the 1750s. The site evidently received its name after an incident in 1780, when pioneer Stephen Frank was killed in a skirmish with Native Americans; the crossing was named "Frank's Ford" in his memory. In 1786, the Virginia legislature designated as the town of Frankfort and, after Kentucky became a state in 1792, it was chosen as capital."Kentucky Historical Marker 1774"
. Kentucky Historical Society Website The city is located in the inner

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of Kentucky. The Kentucky River flows through the city, making a turn as it passes through the center of town; the Downtown and South Frankfort districts are opposite one another on each side of the river. The suburban areas on either side of the river valley are known as East and West Frankfort. Frankfort has four distinct seasons; winter is normally cool with some snowfall, while summers are hot and humid. Because of the city's location on the Kentucky River, it has flooded many times, with the two highest recorded floods occurring in

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and 1978. The North Frankfort levee, finished in 1969, and the South Frankfort floodwall, built in the 1990s, were constructed for flood protection. Five bridges cross the river in downtown Frankfort, including the St. Clair Street bridge and Capitol Avenue bridge. Notable locations include the Kentucky State Capitol building, the Capital City Museum, and Fort Hill, a

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with a view of downtown. As of 2016, the city's largest industry was

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with 28% of the workforce.

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totaled over 12% of the workforce. Frankfort is adjacent to Interstate 64, and Interstate 75 is nearby; general aviation access is via the Capital City Airport, and commercial air travel is available through

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in Lexington.

History

Pre-1900

The town of Frankfort likely received its name from an event that took place in the 1780s. Native Americans attacked a group of early European colonists from Bryan Station, who were on their way to make salt at Mann's Lick in Jefferson County. Pioneer Stephen Frank was killed at the Kentucky River and the settlers thereafter called the crossing "Frank's Ford". This name was later elided to Frankfort. In 1786,

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purchased a tract of land on the north side of the Kentucky River, which developed as downtown Frankfort. He was an early promoter of Frankfort as the state capital. Wilkinson felt Frankfort would be a center of transportation using the Kentucky River to ship farm produce to the Ohio River and then to the Mississippi and on to New Orleans. After Kentucky became the 15th state in 1792, five commissioners from various counties were appointed, on 20 June 1792, to choose a location for the capital. They were John Allen and John Edwards (both from Bourbon County), Henry Lee (from Mason), Thomas Kennedy (from Madison), and Robert Todd (from Fayette). A number of communities competed for this honor, but Frankfort won. According to early histories, the offer of Andrew Holmes' log house as capitol for seven years, a number of town lots, £50 worth of locks and hinges, 10 boxes of glass, 1,500 pounds of nails, and $3,000 in gold helped the decision go to Frankfort."Kentucky Historical Marker 1774"
. Kentucky Historical Society Website Frankfort bird eye

Frankfort had a United States

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by 1794, with Daniel Weisiger as postmaster. On 1 October 1794, Weisiger sent the first quarterly account to Washington.Rennick, Robert M. (1993) ''Kentucky's Bluegrass: A Survey of the Post Offices'', pp. 91 & 99. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, . Post Office Department records were destroyed by a fire in 1836. John Brown, a Virginia lawyer and statesman, built a home now called Liberty Hall in Frankfort in 1796. Before Kentucky statehood, he represented Virginia in the

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(1777−78) and the

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(1789−91). While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting statehood to Kentucky. After statehood, he was elected by the state legislature as one of the state's U.S. Senators. In 1796, the

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appropriated funds to provide a house to accommodate the governor; it was completed two years later. The Old Governor's Mansion is claimed to be the oldest official executive residence still in use in the United States. In 1829, Gideon Shryock designed the Old Capitol, Kentucky's third, in

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style. It served Kentucky as its capitol from 1830 to 1910. The separate settlement known as South Frankfort was annexed by the city on 3 January 1850.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Frankfort, Kentucky". Accessed July 25, 2013. The '' Argus of Western America'' was published in Frankfort from 1808 until 1830. During the

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, the Union Army built fortifications overlooking Frankfort on what is now called Fort Hill. The

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also occupied Frankfort for a short time, starting on 3 September 1862, the only such time that Confederate forces took control of a Union capitol. The Clinton Street High School, a segregated public school for African American students in Frankfort operated from either 1882 or 1884 until 1928.

20th-century

On 3 February 1900, William Goebel was assassinated in Frankfort while walking to the capitol on the way to the Kentucky Legislature. Former Secretary of State Caleb Powers and several others were later found guilty of a conspiracy to murder Goebel, however all were later pardoned. The Mayo–Underwood School, the successor to the Clinton Street High School, was a public school for African American students in Frankfort and operated from 1929 until 1964. The school was torn down as part of an urban renewal plan, and to make way for the Capital Plaza. The Capital Plaza was comprised the Capital Plaza Office Tower, the tallest building in the city, the Capital Plaza Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn, Frankfort), and the Fountain Place Shoppes. The Capital Plaza Office Tower opened in 1972 and became a visual landmark for the center of the city. By the early 2000s, maintenance of the concrete structures had been neglected and the plaza had fallen into disrepair, with sections of the plaza closed to pedestrian activity out of concerns for safety. In 2018 The Capital Plaza was demolished and a new state office building was constructed to take its place. The new building was named The Mayo-Underwood State Office Building to honor the namesake school that was razed for the sake of the original Capital Plaza. Frankfort grew considerably with state government in the 1960s. A modern addition to the State Office Building was completed in 1967. The original building was completed in the 1930s on the location of the former Kentucky State Penitentiary. Some of the stone from the old prison was used for the walls surrounding the office building.

21st-century

Although there was some rapid economic and population growth in the 1960s, both tapered off in the 1980s and have remained fairly stable since that time. In August 2008, state government officials recommended demolition of the Capital Plaza Office Tower and redevelopment of the area over a period of years. Ten years later, the demolition of the office tower was completed on Sunday, March 11, 2018, and was televised by WKYT-TV on WKYT-DT2, as well as streamed live on

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. Demolition of the nearby convention center, which opened in 1972 and has hosted sporting events, concerts, and other local events, was completed in spring 2018. State officials replaced the outdated office tower with a smaller building called the Mayo–Underwood Building (2019), in order to create a more pedestrian-oriented scale at the complex, to encourage street activity. Frankfort is home to three distilleries including the Buffalo Trace Distillery ( Kentucky Bourbon), Castle & Key Distillery (spirits), and Three Boys Farm Distillery (bourbon and whiskey). In 2018, thousands of teachers protested at the city in response to Senate Bill 151 having been passed on 29 March 2018. The bill was shortly overturned on December 13, 2018, by the

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as unconstitutional, which prevented the bill from going into effect on January 1, 2019.

Geography

Frankfort is located in the (inner)

of Central Kentucky. The city is bisected by the Kentucky River, which makes an s-turn as it passes through the center of town. The river valley widens at this point, which creates four distinct parts of town. The valley within the city limits contains Downtown and South Frankfort districts, which lie opposite one another on the river. A small neighborhood with its own distinct identity, Bellepoint, is located on the west bank of the river to the north of Benson Creek, opposite the river from the "downtown" district. The suburban areas on either side of the valley are respectively referred to as the "West Side" and "East Side" (or "West Frankfort" and "East Frankfort"). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Frankfort does not have a commercial airport and travelers fly into

in Lexington, the closest; Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport near Covington or Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in

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. Capital City Airport serves general and military aviation.

Climate

Frankfort has a

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with four distinct seasons. Winter is generally cool with some snowfall. Spring and fall are both mild and relatively warm, with ample precipitation and thunderstorm activity. Summers are hot and humid.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 28,602 people, 12,434 households, and 6,053 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 12,938 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 75.1% White or European American (74.1% non-Hispanic), 13.3% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.0%

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, 1.8% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.2% of the population. There were 12,434 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32,6% were

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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.7% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.83. The age distribution was 19.8% under 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $50,211, and the median income for a family was $43,949. Full-time male workers had a median income of $37,445 versus $34,613 for females. The

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was $29,288. About 19.8% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the

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, including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. Frankfort is the focal point of a micropolitan statistical area consisting of Frankfort and Franklin County as well as adjacent Lawrenceburg and Anderson County. The city is also classified in a combined statistical area with Lexington and Richmond to the east. Frankfort's municipal population makes it the fourth least populous capital city in the United States.

Parks and recreation

The city operates nine parks: *Capitol View—

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s, nature trails, picnic areas *Cove Spring Park—, divided into three sections. The Lower Entrance features nature trails, picnic areas, and waterfalls. The Upper Entrance includes an archery range and the Sky Trail. The Middle Section consists of a wetland area with a walking trail leading to a scenic overlook with views of downtown Frankfort. *Dolly Graham—

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s, picnic,

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*East Frankfort—nature trails,

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, picnic areas, playgrounds, volleyball court, 18-hole disc golf course. *Juniper Hill Park—,

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, play areas, picnic areas,

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s *Lakeview (operated jointly with Franklin County)—ball fields, golf course,

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arena,

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*Leslie Morris Park on Fort Hill—

battlefield, wilderness forest,

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s, trails *River View—picnic area along the Kentucky River, walking trail with historic cultural sites,

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, boat ramp,

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*Todd Park—trail, picnic areas, community garden Other recreation in the area: * Walk/Bike Frankfort - Volunteer group to improve the city for pedestrians and cyclists. * Josephine Sculpture Park - Provides community arts education and creative experiences. * The Folkbike Re-Cyclery - Volunteer organization that restores and repairs used bicycles, and then gives them to riders who cannot afford to buy one.

Education

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s serve the city,
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- For more detailed boundaries of the independent school districts see: with three public high schools within the city limits. Frankfort Independent School District serves the downtown neighborhoods including Downtown, South Frankfort, Bellepoint and Tanglewood. FIS operates The Early Learning Academy (a

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), Second Street School (primary and middle grades), Frankfort High School, and Panther Transition Academy (a non-traditional high school program). Franklin County Public Schools serves the rest of the city and county, including seven

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s (Bridgeport, Collins Lane, Early Learning Village, Elkhorn, Hearn, Peaks Mill, Westridge), two

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s (Bondurant, Elkhorn), and two

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s ( Franklin County High School and Western Hills High School). There are several

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s in the area, including Capital Day School, Frankfort Christian Academy, and Good Shepherd Catholic School. Frankfort has a

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, Paul Sawyier Public Library, named in 1965 after the watercolor artist Paul Sawyier whose many paintings document the history of the area.

Points of interest

* Kentucky State Capitol building, built 1909 * Kentucky Governor's Mansion, residence of the

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, built 1914 * Old State Capitol building, now a museum, built 1837 *

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, built 1887 * Singing Bridge, a 125-year-old bridge that crosses the Kentucky River, built 1893 * Liberty Hall, historic house museum, built 1796 * Fort Hill, a hill overlooking downtown,

site, now a park * Frankfort Cemetery, historic military monuments and final resting place of numerous statesmen and famous figures, established 1844 * Corner in Celebrities Historic District * Buffalo Trace Distillery, built 1792 * Jesse R. Zeigler House (private), Kentucky's only

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, built 1909 * Capital City Museum, a repository of the history of Frankfort and Franklin County * Leestown, Kentucky (historical site established in 1775, currently in the city of Frankfort)

Transportation

Frankfort Transit provides deviated fixed-route and demand-response transit service throughout the city. U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 460 pass east–west through Frankfort.

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and

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pass north–south through Frankfort. Interstate 64 passes to the south of the city. Capital City Airport, a public use airport, is southwest of the central business district of Frankfort. The nearest airport with commercial flights is

, southeast of Frankfort. Frankfort Union Station was a medium scale hub passenger train station for north-central Kentucky. It served the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, the Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad and the

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. Until the mid-1950s, Union Station served

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'' stopped in Frankfort.

Notable people

* William Wirt Adams (1819−88), brigadier general in the

* Thomas Carlin, seventh Governor of Illinois * Will Chase, actor and singer best known for Broadway musicals and ABC series ''

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'' * Elijah Craig, Baptist preacher and early bourbon distiller, moved to Frankfort from Virginia in the 1780s * Tim Farmer, outdoorsman and television presenter; host of ''

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'' * William Goebel, 34th Governor of Kentucky * John Marshall Harlan, U.S. Supreme Court justice * Elizabeth Ann Hulette, professional wrestling manager * Grover Land (1884−1958), professional baseball player * Crit Luallen, lieutenant governor of Kentucky (2014 - 2015), Kentucky State Auditor (2004 - 2012) * Archer Prewitt, musician and cartoonist * J. T. Riddle, professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins * Green Pinckney Russell (1861/1863–1939), American school administrator, college president, and teacher * Paul Sawyier (1865−1917), Kentucky Impressionist artist * Arthur St. Clair, 1700s soldier and politician, after which St Clair Street is named * Landon Addison Thomas (1799−1889), state legislator * George Graham Vest (1830−1904), U.S. Senator from Missouri, best known for popularizing the notion that a dog is a man's best friend *

, who named Mero St. after his paymaster, Louisiana Governor

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. * Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901–1946), writer, poet, editor * George C. Wolfe (1954−), Broadway producer, playwright, and film director * Logan Woodside, NFL Quarterback * Wan'Dale Robinson, professional football player for the New York Giants

Sister cities

* Shimamoto,

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Gallery

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References

External links

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Frankfort Information page from Kentucky Secretary of State
. * * {{Authority control Cities in Kentucky Cities in Franklin County, Kentucky County seats in Kentucky Populated places established in 1786 Frankfort, Kentucky micropolitan area 1786 establishments in Virginia State capitals in the United States