Frankfort is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is a home rule-class city and the seat of Franklin County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,602, making it the 13th-largest city in Kentucky and 4th-smallest U.S. state capital by population. Located along the Kentucky River in the Upland South, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky micropolitan area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties.
Southeast
Frankfort
Franklin County, KY
Population
28,460
Walk Score
69 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$889
Median home value
$157,300
Established
1786
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Arrowhead · listed 1989
- Central Frankfort Historic District · listed 2009
- Corner in Celebrities Historic District · listed 1971
- Frankfort Barracks District · listed 1975
- Frankfort Commercial Historic District · listed 1979
- Old Statehouse Historic District · listed 1980
- South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1982
- South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2013
- Stewart Home School · listed 1976
- Labrot & Graham Distillery · listed 1995
- Old Taylor Distillery · listed 2017
Notable landmarks
- Allen, Col. R. T. P., House · listed 1979
- Archeological Site 15 Fr 34 · listed 1978
- Archeological Site 15 FR 368 · listed 1985
- Archeological Site 15 FR 368 (Boundary Increase) · listed 1996
- Baltimore Petit Truss Bridge, No. MP 37-421-B66
- Beeches · listed 1979
- Berry, George F., House · listed 2002
- Blanton-Crutcher Farm · listed 1975
- Brown-Henry House · listed 2014
- Capital Plaza Hotel · listed 2024
- Chapel on the Forks · listed 2020
- Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort · listed 1997
- Confederate Monument in Frankfort · listed 1997
- Dills Site · listed 1978
- Frankfort Cemetery and Chapel · listed 1974
- Frankfort Greenhouses · listed 1997
- Frankfort Storage Building-Armory · listed 2002
- George T. Stagg Distillery · listed 2001
- Giltner-Holt House · listed 1978
- Glen Willis · listed 1972
- Gooch House · listed 1980
- Green Hill Cemetery · listed 2024
- Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church · listed 2024
- Hume, E. E., Hall · listed 1983
- Jackson Hall, Kentucky State University · listed 1973
- …and 21 more
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