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Frankfort is a village in the town of Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,598 at the 2010 census, out of 7,636 people in the entire town. Like the town, the village is named after an early settler, Lawrence (Lewis) Frank.

Frankfort is on the south side of the Erie Canal and east of Utica, New York.

History

The village site was settled prior to 1807. The village was incorporated in 1863.

The Frankfort Town Hall and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Frankfort village is located in the northeastern part of the town of Frankfort at (43.037267, -75.071879). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which , or 1.67%, are water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,598 people, 1,084 households, and 679 families residing in the village. There were 1,183 housing units, of which 99, or 8.4%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% white, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,084 households in the village, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were headed by married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 2.96.

Over the same time period, 40.8% of Frankfort residents reported having Italian ancestry.

References

  • Village of Frankfort, NY
  • History of Frankfort, NY