Frankfort, Kansas

**Frankfort** is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 730 people lived there.

## History

Frankfort was laid out in 1867 when the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad was built through the area. The nearby post office of Nottingham, created in 1857, moved about a half-mile northwest to be at the railroad. It was named after Frank Schmidt, a member of the town company. Frankfort was incorporated as a city of the third class in 1875.

The town is famous for the 32 men it lost during World War II. This was more per capita than any other community in the United States.

## Geography

Frankfort is at  (39.703810, -96.417925). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

In 2020, there were 730 people, 311 households, and 198 families living in Frankfort. The population density was  97.4% of the people were White, 0.1% were African American, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, and 1.8% were from two or more races. 0.8% of the people were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

### 2010 census

In 2010, there were 726 people, 307 households, and 195 families living in Frankfort. The population density was . 98.8% of the people were White, 0.6% were African American, 0.1% were Asian, and 0.6% were from two or more races. 1.2% of the people were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

### 2000 census

In 2000, there were 855 people, 367 households, and 230 families living in Frankfort. The population density was 842.2 people per square mile (323.6/km²). 98.25% of the people were White, 0.35% were African American, 0.12% were Native American, 0.12% were Pacific Islander, and 1.17% were from two or more races. 0.35% of the people were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

## Education

Frankfort is a part of USD 380 Vermilion.

The Frankfort Wildcats won the Kansas State High School boys basketball class 2A championship in 1973 and the class 1A DII championship in 2012. Frankfort football teams have won state titles in 1983 in Class 1A, as well as 1996 in Class 2-1A. Both teams were coached by Larry Schroeder; he is a member of the KSHSAA Hall of Fame. Frankfort also won the 1A volleyball state championship in both 1986 and 2009.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Frankfort
- Frankfort - Directory of Public Officials
- Frankfort - Information , TheTaleOfTheTrail.org
- Schools
- USD 380, local school district
- Maps
- Frankfort City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Frankfort, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Marshall_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Frankfort_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Marshall County, Kansas, Marshall County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Marshall Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Marshall County, Kansas, Marshall County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Marshall County, Kansas, Marshall
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1867
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1875
- **named for**: Frank Schmidt
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.01
- **area land sq mi**: 1.01
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 2.62
- **area land km2**: 2.61
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1152
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 730
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66427
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-24275
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394806