Frankfort
capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky and seat of Franklin County
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Summary
Frankfort is a city in the United States[1]. Frankfort ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,164 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Franklin County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kentucky River[5]
- Head of government: Layne Wilkerson[6]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[7], county seat[8]
- Twinned administrative body: San Pedro de Macorís[9]
- Postal code: 40601[10], 40602[11], 40603[12], 40604[13], 40618[14], 40619[15], 40620[16], 40621[17], 40622[18]
- Commons category: Frankfort, Kentucky[19]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[20]
- Local dialing code: 502[21]
- Inception: 1786[22]
- Official website: http://www.frankfort.ky.gov/[23]
- IPA transcription: ˈfɹæŋkfɔːɹt[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Frankfort, Kentucky[25]
- Commons gallery: Frankfort, Kentucky[26]
- Population: 25,527[27], 28,602[28]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Frankfort, Kentucky[29]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[31], The American Cyclopædia[32], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[33], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35]
- Capital of: Kentucky[36], Franklin County[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Frankfort, Kentucky[38]
- Official name: Frankfort[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Frankfort, Kentucky[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Frankfort, Kentucky[41]
- Number of households: 11,913[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Frankfort, Kentucky[43]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 39.025505 km²[44] and 37.861053 km²[45]. Frankfort sits at an elevation of 155 m[46].
Why It Matters
Frankfort has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Frankfort is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]