Frankfort, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°02′20″N 75°04′14″W / 43.03889°N 75.07056°WCoordinates: 43°02′20″N 75°04′14″W / 43.03889°N 75.07056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Joseph P. Kinney (R) |
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| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,636 |
| Website | www |
Frankfort is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The town is named after one of its earliest settlers, Lawrence (Lewis) Frank. The town of Frankfort includes a village, also called Frankfort. Frankfort is located east of Utica and the Erie Canal passes along its north border. At the time of the 2010 census, the population was 7,636. The current mayor of the town is Frank M. Morocco.
Frankfort is also home to the Great American Irish Festival, one of the fastest growing Irish Festivals in America, which is held within the Herkimer County Fairgrounds.
The first European settlers in this area were German Palatines who came to the colony as religious refugees in 1723. During the French and Indian War, this area suffered fierce attacks by the French with their Indian allies, and the settlers abandoned much of the area. The area of the early town was resettled before 1794, by the granting of land patents.
After the American Revolutionary War, the town of Frankfort was established from part of German Flatts. In 1798, the northwest part of Frankfort was taken away to form part of the town of Deerfield.
The Balloon Farm in Frankfort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Frankfort has an area of 37.3 square miles (96.7 km²), of which 37.2 square miles (96.4 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) is water.
The western border of the town is the Oneida County line and the northern border is the Mohawk River. Moyer Creek and Ferguson Creek flow northward through Frankfort to the Mohawk River.
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