Frankston, Texas

Frankston is a town in Anderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,229 at the 2010 census. Frankston was named for Frankie Miller, a young woman who donated land for the downtown city park.Transportation U.S. Highway 175 State Highway 155 Farm to Market Road 19 A railroad line operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (originally built and operated by the Texas & New Orleans Railroad) served Frankston from 1902 until its abandonment in the mid-1980s. The only remaining vestige of the rail line in the city is a building used by the railroad company as a depot; it now serves as Frankston's public library.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,209 people, 472 households, and 320 families residing in the town. The population density was 488.6 people per square mile (189.0/km²). There were 525 housing units at an average density of 212.2 per square mile (82.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.68% White, 10.92% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population.There were 472 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.