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'{{About|the Chicago-area community|the southern city once known as Frankfort|West Frankfort, Illinois}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Frankfort, Illinois | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = File:Church Tower of Frankfort, Ill..JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = |image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Frankfort Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 260px |map_caption = Location of Frankfort in Will county, Illinois. | coordinates = {{coord|41|29|53|N|87|50|58|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{US}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = [[County (United States)|Counties]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Will County, Illinois|Will]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Civil township|Townships]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Frankfort Township, Will County, Illinois|Frankfort]], [[Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois|Rich]] | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1879 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Mayor-Council government|Mayor-Council]] | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Jim Holland | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </re> --> | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </re> --> | area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </re> --> | area_magnitude = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = 0 | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = <!-- square miles --> | area_total_sq_mi = 15.89 | area_land_sq_mi = 15.89 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_sq_mi = <!-- acres --> | area_total_acre = | area_land_acre = | area_water_acre = | area_urban_acre = | area_rural_acre = | area_metro_acre = | area_blank1_acre = | area_blank2_acre = | length_mi = | width_mi = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 17782 | population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] | population_density_sq_mi = 1218.81 | population_demonym = | population_note = Up 71.13% from 2000 | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|<span style="white-space:nowrap;">ZIP code(s)</span>]] | postal_code = 60423 | area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|<span style="white-space:nowrap;">Area code(s)</span>]] | area_code = 815 | iso_code = | geocode = 27624 | website = {{URL|villageoffrankfort.com}} | footnotes = <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = Standard of living ([[American Community Survey|2010-2014]]) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = [[Per capita income]] | demographics1_info1 = $41,832 | demographics1_title2 = [[Real estate appraisal|Median home value]] | demographics1_info2 = $348,600 |pop_est_as_of = 2019 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/> |population_est = 19373 |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 17-27624 |area_total_km2 = 41.17 |area_land_km2 = 41.17 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |population_density_km2 = 470.59 }} {| class="mbox-small" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa; background-color:#f9f9f9;" ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;border-top:none;"| '''[[Demographics]] (2010)<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US1727624| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212143146/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US1727624| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Frankfort village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 11, 2013}}</ref> |- | '''[[White American|White]]''' | '''[[African American|Black]]''' | '''[[Asian American|Asian]]''' |- | 89.0% | 6.1% | 2.6% |- | '''[[Pacific Islander American|Islander]]''' | '''[[Native Americans in the United States|Native]]''' | '''Other''' | '''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic<br>(any race)]]''' |- | 0.01% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 4.6% |} '''Frankfort''' is a village in [[Will County, Illinois]], United States, with a small portion in [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]]. The population was 17,782 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/> up from 10,391 in 2000. According to Forbes.com, in 2007 the village ranked as the 36th fastest growing suburb in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/07/16/suburbs-growth-housing-forbeslife-cx_mw_0716realestate_2.html?partner=msnre |title=America's Fastest-Growing Suburbs |work=[[Forbes]] |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |date=July 16, 2007 |access-date=April 26, 2012}}</ref> == Name == {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2012}} The name "Frankfort" was taken from [[Frankfort Township, Will County, Illinois|Frankfort Township]] as designated by the governing board of Will County. It was commonly known as "Frankfort Station" after the opening of the Joliet & Northern Indiana Railroad through the township in 1855, though the official plat of the community dated March 1855 shows the name as "Frankfort".<ref>Official plat of Frankfort, dated March 3, 1855</ref> Property deed abstracts and railroad documents also show that the name was always Frankfort. Local residents incorporated Frankfort as a village in 1879. It also has some reference to the major German city of Frankfurt. == History == {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2012}} First inhabited by Native Americans, including the [[Potawatomi]] and [[Sac and Fox]] tribes, Frankfort was used as a conduit between the [[Des Plaines River|Des Plaines]] and [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph]] rivers. Originally, the area was part of the [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia Territory]] before the French signed a treaty with Manitoqua, the Potawatomi chief, for land in the Prestwick area. The first pioneers came to Frankfort in the early 1830s by means of the Des Plaines River from the southwest and by wagon from the east along the [[Sauk Trail]], a roadway that still exists today. William Rice, the first non-native settler, made a permanent settlement in Frankfort in 1831. While the first pioneers, coming mainly from the [[New England]] colonies, were mostly of [[English people|English]] and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent, German settlers made the village of Frankfort a reality. Later in the 1840s German settlers migrated from Germany to Frankfort. They had fled harsh conditions in their homeland by coming to America and proved to be very industrious and experienced farmers as they soon bought most of the fertile farm land from the "Yankees", who were more inclined to provide services for local needs. Establishing both ownership and pride in the area, the German settlers implemented the first system of resident concern for local lands, which has been maintained ever since. What is now known as Frankfort Township was originally part of the Hickory Creek Precinct. Will County was originally divided into ten precincts. The county, in 1850, was changed to the township form of government. Frankfort Township was named by Frederick Cappel after his native city, [[Frankfurt am Main]], Germany. In 1855 the Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad built a line through an area linking [[Joliet, Illinois]], with [[Lake Station, Indiana]]. The J&NI Railroad was leased to the [[Michigan Central Railroad]], and service was implemented in July 1855. Nelson D. Elwood, an officer of the rail line, and Sherman Bowen, a Joliet attorney and real estate man, jointly platted a village of around {{convert|23|acre}} in March 1855 and named it Frankfort after the township. It was commonly referred to as "Frankfort Station" because of the railroad depot located there. John McDonald became the first railroad agent in 1857. In 1879, the village of Frankfort was incorporated, and elected John McDonald as the first Village President. Along with the establishment of the government, among the first undertakings of the newly formed administration was the institution of land use policies. Early plats that were recorded indicated a traditional grid pattern with residential uses surrounding the business district and railroad line and additional land provided for schools and public open spaces. ==Geography== Frankfort is located at {{coord|41|29|53|N|87|50|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.498133, -87.849549).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2010 census, Frankfort has a total area of {{convert|14.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1727624 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |access-date=2015-08-03 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044612/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1727624 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An unincorporated area north of the village of Frankfort (in [[Frankfort Township, Will County, Illinois|Frankfort Township]]) is a census-designated place known as [[Frankfort Square, Illinois|Frankfort Square]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 332 |1890= 431 |1900= 250 |1910= 273 |1920= 497 |1930= 590 |1940= 568 |1950= 685 |1960= 1135 |1970= 2325 |1980= 4357 |1990= 7180 |2000= 10391 |2010= 17782 |estyear=2019 |estimate=19373 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 10,391 people, 3,418 households, and 2,942 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was 952.7 people per square mile (367.7/km²). There were 3,580 housing units at an average density of 328.2 per square mile (126.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.31% of the population. There were 3,418 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.26. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $83,055, and the median income for a family was $89,645. Males had a median income of $66,147 versus $36,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $33,968. About 1.9% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. According to Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live 2011"; Frankfort is estimated to have a population of 17,594, a median family income of $116,611, and a median home price of $296,250. Comedian [[Bernie Mac]], Styx singer [[Dennis DeYoung]] and Hall of Fame baseball player [[Lou Boudreau]] had homes and lived in Frankfort for a good portion of their lives. Western film actor [[Jack Ingram (actor)|Jack Ingram]] was born in Frankfort. Former MLB baseball player Garret Jones lived in Frankfort as well. ==Government== Frankfort is divided between two congressional districts. Most of the village is in [[Illinois's 1st congressional district]], while the small portion in Cook County is in the [[Illinois' 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]. ==Education== [[Frankfort School District 157c]] serves residents of Frankfort. As of 2018 their middle school "Hickory Creek" is ranked 5th in the state. <ref>"[http://www.dist159.com/pages/Elementary_SD_159/About_Our_District About Our District] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20170109145425/http://www.dist159.com/pages/Elementary_SD_159/About_Our_District |date=2017-01-09 }}." [[Elementary School District 159]]. Retrieved on January 9, 2017.</ref> Frankfort is home to Lincoln-Way East High School. Lincoln-Way East High School has won state championships in Football (2005, 2017, 2019), Girls Softball (2002), Boys Gymnastics (2006, 2011), Girls Track & Field (2014, 2015, 2016), Girls Cheerleading (2014, 2015, 2017), Summer League Baseball, and Marching Band (2007, 2008). Lincoln-Way North has a state championship in Boys Gymnastics (2011) and Summer League Baseball (2011). ==Notable residents== *[[Nick Allegretti]], Super Bowl LIV Champion and Guard for the Kansas City Chiefs <ref>http://www.espn.com/nfl/superbowl/history/winners</ref> *[[Lou Boudreau]], Hall of Fame baseball player *[[Dennis DeYoung]], former lead singer of the rock band [[Styx (band) | Styx]]. *[[Jason Vander Laan]], Current football tight end playing for the Carolina Panthers *[[Erika Lauren Wasilewski|Erika Lauren]], member of MTVs ''[[The Real World: D.C.]]'' cast and former radio personality on ''The Alan Cox Show'' [[WMMS]] (100.7 FM) in Cleveland, Ohio.<ref>https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/the-read/articles/erika-lauren%27s-real-world</ref> *Mikhaila Meinkow, a person ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.villageoffrankfort.com Village website] {{Cook County, Illinois}} {{Will County, Illinois}} {{Chicagoland}} {{Illinois}} [[Category:Villages in Will County, Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1879]] [[Category:1879 establishments in Illinois]]'