Frankfort, Ohio

Frankfort is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States, along the North Fork of Paint Creek. The village is located in Concord Township. The population was 1,064 at the 2010 census.HistoryFrankfort was originally called Oldtown, and under the latter name was laid out in 1816. A post office called Old Town was established in 1817, and the name was changed to Frankfort in 1834. Frankfort was incorporated as a village in 1827.GeographyFrankfort is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.56sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,064 people, 448 households, and 279 families residing in the village. The population density was 1900.0PD/sqmi. There were 511 housing units at an average density of 912.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 92.6% White, 3.9% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.