Frankfortis thecapital cityof theU.S. stateofKentucky.It is ahome rule-class cityand theseatofFranklin County.[5][6]As of the2020 census,the population was 28,602, making it the13th largest city in Kentuckyand fourth smallest U.S. state capital by population.[7]Located along theKentucky River,Frankfort is the principal city of theFrankfort, Kentucky micropolitan area,which includes all of Franklin andAndersoncounties.
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| Coordinates:38°12′N84°52′W/ 38.200°N 84.867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Franklin |
| Established | 1786 |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1835 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission/Manager |
| •Mayor | Layne Wilkerson[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.07 sq mi (39.03 km2) |
| • Land | 14.77 sq mi (38.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,602 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 28,391 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00(EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 40601-40604, 40618-40622 |
| Area code | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-28900 |
| GNISfeature ID | 517517[3] |
| Website | City website |
Before Frankfort was founded, the site was afordacross the Kentucky River, along one of the greatbuffalo trailsused as highways incolonial America.[8]English explorers first visited the area in the 1750s. The site evidently received its name after an incident in 1780, when pioneer Stephen Frank was killed in a skirmish withNative Americans;the crossing was named "Frank's Ford"in his memory.[8]In 1786, theVirginia legislaturedesignated 100 acres (40 hectares) as the town of Frankfort and, after Kentucky became a state in 1792, it was chosen as capital.[8][9]
The city is located in the innerBluegrass regionof Kentucky.[10]The Kentucky River flows through the city, making a turn as it passes through the center of town; the Downtown and South Frankfort districts are opposite one another on each side of the river. The suburban areas on either side of the river valley are known as East and West Frankfort. Frankfort has four distinct seasons; winter is normally cool with some snowfall, while summers are hot and humid.[11][12]
Because of the city's location on the Kentucky River, it has flooded many times, with the two highest recorded floods occurring in1937and 1978.[10]The North Frankfort levee, finished in 1969, and the South Frankfort floodwall, built in the 1990s, were constructed for flood protection.[10]Five bridges cross the river in downtown Frankfort, including theSt. Clair Street bridgeand Capitol Avenue bridge.[10]Notable locations include theKentucky State Capitol building,the Capital City Museum,[13]andFort Hill,apromontorywith a view of downtown.
As of 2016, the city's largest industry waspublic administrationwith 28% of the workforce.[14]Manufacturingtotaled over 12% of the workforce.[14]Frankfort is adjacent toInterstate 64,andInterstate 75is nearby; general aviation access is via theCapital City Airport,and commercial air travel is available throughBlue Grass AirportinLe xing ton.[14]
History
editPre-1900
editThe town of Frankfort likely received its name from an event that took place in the 1780s. Native Americans attacked a group of early European colonists fromBryan Station,who were on their way to make salt at Mann's Lick in Jefferson County. Pioneer Stephen Frank was killed at the Kentucky River and the settlers thereafter called the crossing "Frank's Ford". This name was laterelidedto Frankfort.[15]
In 1786,James Wilkinsonpurchased a 260-acre (110-hectare) tract of land on the north side of the Kentucky River, which developed as downtown Frankfort. He was an early promoter of Frankfort as the state capital. Wilkinson felt Frankfort would be a center of transportation using the Kentucky River to ship farm produce to the Ohio River and then to the Mississippi and on to New Orleans.
After Kentucky becamethe 15th statein 1792, five commissioners from various counties were appointed, on 20 June 1792, to choose a location for the capital. They were John Allen and John Edwards (both fromBourbon County), Henry Lee (fromMason), Thomas Kennedy (fromMadison), andRobert Todd(fromFayette). A number of communities competed for this honor, but Frankfort won. According to early histories, the offer of Andrew Holmes' log house as capitol for seven years, a number of town lots, £50 worth of locks and hinges, 10 boxes of glass, 1,500 pounds of nails, and $3,000 in gold helped the decision go to Frankfort.[16]
Frankfort had a United Statespost officeby 1794, with Daniel Weisiger as postmaster. On 1 October 1794, Weisiger sent the first quarterly account to Washington.[17]
John Brown,a Virginia lawyer and statesman, built a home now calledLiberty Hallin Frankfort in 1796. Before Kentucky statehood, he represented Virginia in theContinental Congress(1777−78) and theU.S. Congress(1789−91). While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting statehood to Kentucky.After statehood,he was elected by the state legislature as one of the state'sU.S. Senators.[18]
In 1796, theKentucky General Assemblyappropriated funds to provide a house to accommodate the governor; it was completed two years later. TheOld Governor's Mansionis claimed to be the oldest official executive residence still in use in the United States. In 1829,Gideon Shryockdesigned theOld Capitol,Kentucky's third, inGreek Revivalstyle. It served Kentucky as its capitol from 1830 to 1910. The separate settlement known asSouth Frankfortwas annexed by the city on 3 January 1850.[19]
TheArgus of Western Americawas published in Frankfort from 1808 until 1830.[20]
During theAmerican Civil War,the Union Army built fortifications overlooking Frankfort on what is now calledFort Hill.TheConfederate Armyalso occupied Frankfort for a short time, starting on 3 September 1862, the only such time that Confederate forces took control of a Union capitol.[15]
TheClinton Street High School,a segregated public school for African American students in Frankfort operated from either 1882 or 1884 until 1928.[21][22]
20th-century
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On 3 February 1900,William Goebelwas assassinated in Frankfort while walking to thecapitolon the way to the Kentucky Legislature. Former Secretary of StateCaleb Powersand several others were later found guilty of a conspiracy to murder Goebel, however all were later pardoned.[23]
TheMayo–Underwood School,the successor to the Clinton Street High School, was a public school for African American students in Frankfort and operated from 1929 until 1964.[21][22]The school was torn down as part of an urban renewal plan,[24]and to make way for the Capital Plaza.
The Capital Plaza was comprised theCapital Plaza Office Tower,the tallest building in the city, the Capital Plaza Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn, Frankfort), and the Fountain Place Shoppes. TheCapital Plaza Office Toweropened in 1972 and became a visual landmark for the center of the city. By the early 2000s, maintenance of the concrete structures had been neglected and the plaza had fallen into disrepair, with sections of the plaza closed to pedestrian activity out of concerns for safety. In 2018 The Capital Plaza was demolished[25]and a new state office building was constructed[26]to take its place. The new building was named The Mayo-Underwood State Office Building[27]to honor the namesake school that was razed for the sake of the original Capital Plaza.
Frankfort grew considerably with state government in the 1960s. A modern addition to the State Office Building was completed in 1967. The original building was completed in the 1930s on the location of the former Kentucky State Penitentiary. Some of the stone from the old prison was used for the walls surrounding the office building.[28]
21st-century
editAlthough there was some rapid economic and population growth in the 1960s, both tapered off in the 1980s and have remained fairly stable since that time.[29]
In August 2008, state government officials recommended demolition of the Capital Plaza Office Tower and redevelopment of the area over a period of years. Ten years later, the demolition of the office tower was completed on Sunday, March 11, 2018,[30]and was televised byWKYT-TVonWKYT-DT2,as well as streamed live onFacebook.Demolition of the nearby convention center, which opened in 1972 and has hosted sporting events, concerts, and other local events, was completed in spring 2018.[30]State officials replaced the outdated office tower with a smaller building called the Mayo–Underwood Building (2019),[31][32]in order to create a more pedestrian-oriented scale at the complex, to encourage street activity.[33]
Frankfort is home to threedistilleriesincluding theBuffalo Trace Distillery(Kentucky Bourbon), Castle & Key Distillery (spirits), and Three Boys Farm Distillery (bourbon and whiskey).[34]
In 2018, thousands of teachers protested at the city in response toSenate Bill 151having been passed on 29 March 2018.[35]The bill was shortly overturned on December 13, 2018, by theKentucky Supreme Courtas unconstitutional, which prevented the bill from going into effect on January 1, 2019.
Geography
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Frankfort is located in the (inner)Bluegrass regionof Central Kentucky. The city is bisected by theKentucky River,which makes an s-turn as it passes through the center of town. The river valley widens at this point, which creates four distinct parts of town. The valley within the city limits contains Downtown and South Frankfort districts, which lie opposite one another on the river. A small neighborhood with its own distinct identity, Bellepoint, is located on the west bank of the river to the north of Benson Creek, opposite the river from the "downtown" district. The suburban areas on either side of the valley are respectively referred to as the "West Side" and "East Side" (or "West Frankfort" and "East Frankfort" ).
According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the city has a total area of 14.6 square miles (37.8 km2), of which 14.3 square miles (37.0 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) is water.
Frankfort does not have a commercial airport and travelers fly intoBlue Grass AirportinLe xing ton,the closest;Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportnearCovingtonorLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportinLouisville.Capital City Airportserves general and military aviation.
Climate
editFrankfort has ahumid subtropical climatewith four distinct seasons. Winter is generally cool with some snowfall. Spring and fall are both mild and relatively warm, with ample precipitation and thunderstorm activity. Summers are hot and humid.
| Climate data forFrankfort Capital City Airport,Kentucky (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1996–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
80 (27) |
84 (29) |
87 (31) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
103 (39) |
103 (39) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
84 (29) |
73 (23) |
103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 65.0 (18.3) |
68.8 (20.4) |
76.0 (24.4) |
82.7 (28.2) |
87.5 (30.8) |
92.1 (33.4) |
94.0 (34.4) |
93.7 (34.3) |
91.8 (33.2) |
84.0 (28.9) |
73.8 (23.2) |
66.5 (19.2) |
96.0 (35.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.1 (6.2) |
47.6 (8.7) |
57.2 (14.0) |
68.5 (20.3) |
76.7 (24.8) |
84.7 (29.3) |
87.6 (30.9) |
87.1 (30.6) |
81.1 (27.3) |
69.5 (20.8) |
56.7 (13.7) |
46.8 (8.2) |
67.2 (19.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 34.1 (1.2) |
37.8 (3.2) |
46.2 (7.9) |
56.7 (13.7) |
65.5 (18.6) |
73.7 (23.2) |
77.2 (25.1) |
76.1 (24.5) |
69.2 (20.7) |
57.6 (14.2) |
46.1 (7.8) |
38.1 (3.4) |
56.5 (13.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.1 (−3.8) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
35.3 (1.8) |
44.8 (7.1) |
54.4 (12.4) |
62.8 (17.1) |
66.8 (19.3) |
65.1 (18.4) |
57.3 (14.1) |
45.7 (7.6) |
35.6 (2.0) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
45.8 (7.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 2.0 (−16.7) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
37.0 (2.8) |
48.7 (9.3) |
55.7 (13.2) |
53.5 (11.9) |
43.1 (6.2) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
10.2 (−12.1) |
0.0 (−17.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−21 (−29) |
−10 (−23) |
21 (−6) |
28 (−2) |
42 (6) |
50 (10) |
48 (9) |
35 (2) |
22 (−6) |
9 (−13) |
−3 (−19) |
−21 (−29) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 3.27 (83) |
3.40 (86) |
4.72 (120) |
4.55 (116) |
5.10 (130) |
4.34 (110) |
4.69 (119) |
3.15 (80) |
3.35 (85) |
3.64 (92) |
3.36 (85) |
3.77 (96) |
47.34 (1,202) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 138.4 |
| Source:NOAA[36][37] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Downtown Frankfort, Kentucky (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1895–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
80 (27) |
87 (31) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
111 (44) |
105 (41) |
106 (41) |
98 (37) |
84 (29) |
78 (26) |
111 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.5 (5.3) |
46.0 (7.8) |
55.8 (13.2) |
66.5 (19.2) |
75.2 (24.0) |
83.6 (28.7) |
87.3 (30.7) |
86.7 (30.4) |
80.4 (26.9) |
69.5 (20.8) |
57.3 (14.1) |
45.0 (7.2) |
66.2 (19.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.7 (−0.2) |
35.3 (1.8) |
43.5 (6.4) |
53.5 (11.9) |
62.7 (17.1) |
71.5 (21.9) |
75.5 (24.2) |
74.6 (23.7) |
67.5 (19.7) |
56.2 (13.4) |
45.6 (7.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.9 (−5.6) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
40.5 (4.7) |
50.1 (10.1) |
59.5 (15.3) |
63.8 (17.7) |
62.5 (16.9) |
54.6 (12.6) |
43.0 (6.1) |
34.0 (1.1) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
42.6 (5.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) |
−16 (−27) |
−3 (−19) |
16 (−9) |
27 (−3) |
36 (2) |
48 (9) |
41 (5) |
30 (−1) |
20 (−7) |
−1 (−18) |
−17 (−27) |
−27 (−33) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 3.70 (94) |
3.07 (78) |
4.39 (112) |
3.74 (95) |
4.01 (102) |
4.06 (103) |
4.14 (105) |
3.45 (88) |
2.90 (74) |
2.53 (64) |
3.29 (84) |
3.49 (89) |
42.77 (1,086) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.4 (8.6) |
2.8 (7.1) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.6 (4.1) |
9.4 (24) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 114 |
| Source 1: NOAA[38][39] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Southeast Regional Climate Center (precipitation, snow 1895–2002)[40] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editThis section needs to beupdated.The reason given is: Newer information is available from the 2020 census report.(January 2022) |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 628 | — | |
| 1810 | 1,099 | 75.0% | |
| 1820 | 1,679 | 52.8% | |
| 1830 | 1,682 | 0.2% | |
| 1840 | 1,917 | 14.0% | |
| 1850 | 3,308 | 72.6% | |
| 1860 | 3,702 | 11.9% | |
| 1870 | 5,396 | 45.8% | |
| 1880 | 6,958 | 28.9% | |
| 1890 | 7,892 | 13.4% | |
| 1900 | 9,487 | 20.2% | |
| 1910 | 10,465 | 10.3% | |
| 1920 | 9,805 | −6.3% | |
| 1930 | 11,626 | 18.6% | |
| 1940 | 11,492 | −1.2% | |
| 1950 | 11,916 | 3.7% | |
| 1960 | 18,365 | 54.1% | |
| 1970 | 21,902 | 19.3% | |
| 1980 | 25,973 | 18.6% | |
| 1990 | 25,968 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 27,741 | 6.8% | |
| 2010 | 25,527 | −8.0% | |
| 2020 | 28,602 | 12.0% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 28,391 | [41] | −0.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[42][failed verification]2020[7] | |||
As of the2020 United States census,[43]there were 28,602 people, 12,434 households, and 6,053 families residing in the city. Thepopulation densitywas 1,783 per square mile (688/km2). There were 12,938 housing units at an average density of 885.1 per square mile (341.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 75.1%White or European American(74.1%non-Hispanic), 13.3%Black or African American,0.2%Native American,2.6%Asian,0.0%Pacific Islander,1.8% fromother races,and 4.8% fromtwo or more races.Hispanics or Latinosof any race were 5.2% of the population.
There were 12,434 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32,6% weremarried couplesliving together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.7% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.83.
The age distribution was 19.8% under 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,211, and the median income for a family was $43,949. Full-time male workers had a median income of $37,445 versus $34,613 for females. Theper capita incomewas $29,288. About 19.8% of families and 16.3% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Frankfort is the focal point of amicropolitan statistical areaconsisting of Frankfort andFranklin Countyas well as adjacentLawrenceburgandAnderson County.The city is also classified in acombined statistical areawith Le xing ton andRichmondto the east.
Frankfort's municipal population makes it thefourth least populous capital cityin the United States.[44]
Parks and recreation
editThe city operates nine parks:[45]
- Capitol View—playing fields,nature trails,picnic areas
- Cove Spring—240 acres (97 hectares), nature trails, picnic areas,archery range
- Dolly Graham—basketball courts,picnic,community garden,playground
- East Frankfort—nature trails,dog park,picnic areas, playgrounds,volleyball court,18-holedisc golfcourse.[46]
- Juniper Hill Park—124 acres (50.2 hectares),pool,golf course,play areas, picnic areas,war memorials
- Lakeview (operated jointly with Franklin County[47])—ball fields, golf course,horse showarena,skatepark
- Leslie Morris Park onFort Hill—American Civil Warbattlefield, wilderness forest,forts,trails
- River View—picnic area along theKentucky River,walking trailwith historic cultural sites,amphitheatre,boat ramp,farmers market
- Todd Park—trail, picnic areas, community garden
Other recreation in the area:
- Walk/Bike Frankfort - Volunteer group to improve the city for pedestrians and cyclists.[48]
- Josephine Sculpture Park - Provides community arts education and creative experiences.[49]
- The Folkbike Re-Cyclery - Volunteer organization that restores and repairs used bicycles, and then gives them to riders who cannot afford to buy one.[50][51]
Education
editKentucky State Universityis located with the Frankfort city limits. KSU (also known as KYSU) is a publichistorically black universityand an 1890land-grant institution.[52]
Two publicschool districtsserve the city,[53]with three public high schools within the city limits.[52]
Frankfort Independent School Districtserves the downtown neighborhoods including Downtown, South Frankfort, Bellepoint and Tanglewood. FIS operates The Early Learning Academy (apreschool), Second Street School (primary and middle grades),Frankfort High School,and Panther Transition Academy (a non-traditional high school program).[54]
Franklin County Public Schoolsserves the rest of the city and county, including sevenelementary schools(Bridgeport, Collins Lane, Early Learning Village, Elkhorn, Hearn, Peaks Mill, Westridge), twomiddle schools(Bondurant, Elkhorn), and twohigh schools(Franklin County High SchoolandWestern Hills High School).[55]
There are severalprivate schoolsin the area, including Capital Day School, Frankfort Christian Academy, and Good Shepherd Catholic School.
Frankfort has alending library,Paul Sawyier Public Library, named in 1965 after the watercolor artistPaul Sawyierwhose many paintings document the history of the area.[56][57][58]
Points of interest
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- Kentucky State Capitol building,built 1909
- Kentucky Governor's Mansion,residence of theGovernor of Kentucky,built 1914
- Old State Capitol building,now a museum, built 1837
- Courthouse,built 1887
- Singing Bridge,a 125-year-old bridge that crosses the Kentucky River, built 1893
- Liberty Hall,historic house museum, built 1796
- Fort Hill,a hill overlooking downtown,American Civil Warsite, now a park
- Frankfort Cemetery,historic military monuments and final resting place of numerous statesmen and famous figures, established 1844
- Corner in Celebrities Historic District
- Buffalo Trace Distillery,built 1792
- Jesse R. Zeigler House(private), Kentucky's onlyFrank Lloyd Wright,built 1909
- Capital City Museum, a repository of the history of Frankfort and Franklin County[13]
- Leestown, Kentucky(historical site established in 1775, currently in the city of Frankfort)
Transportation
editFrankfort Transitprovides deviated fixed-route and demand-response transit service throughout the city.
U.S. Route 60andU.S. Route 460pass east–west through Frankfort.U.S. Route 127andU.S. Route 421pass north–south through Frankfort.Interstate 64passes to the south of the city.
Capital City Airport,a public use airport, is one mile (1.5 kilometers) southwest of the central business district of Frankfort. The nearest airport with commercial flights isBlue Grass Airport,22 miles (35 kilometers) southeast of Frankfort.
Frankfort Union Station was a medium scale hubpassenger train stationfor north-central Kentucky. It served theChesapeake & Ohio Railway,theFrankfort and Cincinnati Railroadand theLouisville and Nashville Railroad.[59]Until the mid-1950s, Union Station servedLouisville-Ashlandsections of the C&O'sSportsman.Until 1971, the C&O'sGeorge Washingtonstopped in Frankfort.[60][61]
Notable people
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- William Wirt Adams(1819−88),brigadier generalin theConfederate Army[62]
- Thomas Carlin,seventh Governor of Illinois[63]
- Will Chase,actor and singer best known for Broadway musicals and ABC seriesNashville
- Elijah Craig,Baptist preacher and early bourbon distiller, moved to Frankfort from Virginia in the 1780s
- Tim Farmer,outdoorsman and television presenter; host ofKentucky Afield
- William Goebel,34th Governor of Kentucky
- John Marshall Harlan,U.S. Supreme Court justice
- Elizabeth Ann Hulette,professional wrestling manager
- Grover Land(1884−1958), professional baseball player
- Crit Luallen,lieutenant governor of Kentucky(2014 - 2015),Kentucky State Auditor(2004 - 2012)
- Archer Prewitt,musician and cartoonist
- J. T. Riddle,professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins
- Green Pinckney Russell(1861/1863–1939), American school administrator, college president, and teacher[64]
- Paul Sawyier(1865−1917), KentuckyImpressionistartist
- Arthur St. Clair,1700s soldier and politician, after which St Clair Street is named
- Landon Addison Thomas(1799−1889), state legislator
- George Graham Vest(1830−1904), U.S. Senator from Missouri, best known for popularizing the notion that a dog is a man's best friend[65]
- James Wilkinson,who named Mero St. after his paymaster, Louisiana GovernorEsteban Rodríguez Miró.[66]
- Anne Elizabeth Wilson(1901–1946), writer, poet, editor
- George C. Wolfe(1954−), Broadway producer, playwright, and film director
- Logan Woodside,NFL Quarterback
- Wan'Dale Robinson,professional football player for the New York Giants
Sister cities
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Gallery
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Downtown Frankfort at night -
Grave site of pioneerDaniel Booneand his wife atFrankfort Cemetery -
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Jackson Hall ofKentucky State University -
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