Frohna is a city in

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, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 census.

Name

Frohna is named after the town of

Niederfrohna Niederfrohna (, , in contrast to " Upper Frohna") is a municipality in the district of Zwickau in Saxony in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the ...

(German: Lower Frohna) in the

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district of the German region of

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. Although the German colony was initially called Niederfrohna, the ''Nieder-'' was eventually dropped from the name.

History

Frohna is one of seven towns and villages in the area founded by German immigrants in 1839. Frohna and the others --

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...

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, Johannisberg,

Paitzdorf Paitzdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck. Geography Neighboring municipalities Communities near Paitzdorf are the City of Ronneburg and Rückersdorf in t ...

, Seelitz, and

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—were all named by settlers for towns in the

region of their native country.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Community

Concordia Lutheran Church is a member of the

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

. The Saxon Fall Festival is held every October at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial. The Saxon Lutheran Memorial is a tribute to the German Lutheran migration of 1838/1839, and features a number of log cabins from that era.Visitors Guide to the Saxon Lutheran Memorial http://www.greatriverroad.com/meetohio/saxonmemorial.htm

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 254 people, 102 households, and 74 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.61%

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and 0.39% Native American. There were 102 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the city was 39.7 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 192 people, 84 households, and 51 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 91 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.48%

, and 0.52% from two or more races. There were 84 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% 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 2.96. In the city the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 115.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $41,635, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $20,357 for females. The

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for the city was $17,400. About 1.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 8.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.0% of those 65 or over.

Gallery

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