Frankfort, Indiana Frankfort, Indiana Clinton County Courthouse in Frankfort Clinton County Courthouse in Frankfort Frankfort is a town/city in Clinton County, Indiana, United States.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Clinton County. Brothers John, William and Nicholas Pence, previously of Warren County, Ohio, settled on the territory on which Frankfort now stands in 1869, having entered it from the government in 1867 and 1868.
The town of Frankfort was laid off on the 60-acre (240,000 m2) tract by William Douglass, the county agent, and the plat filed on June 8, 1830.
The county board paid contractors Allen & Michael the total of $20 to erect the first courthouse, a 1 1 2-story temporary structure made a logs hewn from trees that interval on the square and encircling streets.
The youngest propel Mayor of Frankfort was Robert Keene at the age of 21 when he took office in January 1922 just one month before to the fire at Old Stoney on February 24, 1922.
In addition to Old Stoney, the Christian Ridge Historic District, Clinton County Courthouse, Charles H.
And Emma Condon House, Frankfort Commercial Historic District, and South Frankfort Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the 2010 census, Frankfort has a total region of 6.31 square miles (16.34 km2), all land. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 71.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 13.1% from other competitions, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,835 homeholds of which 38.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families.
26.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 33.5 years.
28.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.08% White, 0.47% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 7.84% from other competitions, and 1.14% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,279 homeholds out of which 33.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families.
28.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,275, and the median income for a family was $42,686.
About 8.8% of families and 11.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
Frankfort is served by the Frankfort Municipal Airport.
Everett Case, who made Frankfort his home for more than 20 years and coached the men's high school basketball team to state championships in 1925, 1929, 1936, and 1939 In the fall of 2013 Ivy Tech opened a ground in Frankfort on a site that once homed The Frankfort Times, the small-town newspaper.
History of Clinton County, Indiana.
History of Clinton County, Indiana.
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Cities in Indiana - Populated places established in 1830 - Cities in Clinton County, Indiana - Micropolitan areas of Indiana - County seats in Indiana - 1830 establishments in Indiana
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