Frankfort, New York

Frankfort, New York
Town Hall
Town Hall
Location of Frankfort in Herkimer County
Location of Frankfort in Herkimer County
Frankfort is located in New York
Frankfort
Frankfort
Frankfort is located in the United States
Frankfort
Frankfort
Coordinates: 43°02′20″N 75°04′14″W / 43.03889°N 75.07056°W / 43.03889; -75.07056
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorJoseph P. Kinney (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
36.53 sq mi (94.61 km2)
 • Land36.42 sq mi (94.33 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,011
FIPS code36-043-27199
Websitewww.townoffrankfort.com

Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence (Lewis) Frank.[3] The town of Frankfort includes a village, also called Frankfort. Frankfort is located east of Utica, and the Erie Canal passes along its northern border. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 7,011, down from 7,636 in 2010.[4][5]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 131.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Frankfort town, Herkimer County, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau, QuickFacts, Frankfort town, New York https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/frankforttownherkimercountynewyork