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Frankfort

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Frankfort is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky, a home rule-class municipality and the county seat of Franklin County, sitting along the Kentucky River in the inner Bluegrass region. With a 2020 population of 28,602 it ranks as the thirteenth largest city in Kentucky and the fourth smallest U.S. state capital by population. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
28,602 1
2020 census figure, from Frankfort's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
38.25 1
Founding Year
1835 1
February 28, 1835 is the incorporation date the infobox itself gives (Frankfort was established in 1786).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
155 2
Latitude
38.2 degrees north 1
Longitude
84.867 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
Connections

Associated With

Kentucky, States or Territories

Frankfort is in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Source Frankfort (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Kentucky, States or Territories

Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky.

Source Frankfort (Wikipedia)
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Kentucky Court of Appeals

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Kentucky Supreme Court

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Kentucky Supreme Court (source article)Lead, fifth paragraph
Quote, Lead, fifth paragraph
The court meets in a courtroom located on the second floor of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.
Sources
1. Frankfort (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    28,602
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    38.25
  • Infobox, coordinates
    38.200 N 84.867 W
  • Infobox: established_date2
    February 28, 1835
  • Introduction
    Frankfort is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky.
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2. Frankfort (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 155 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.2,-84.867
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 154.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, -84.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, -84.75
38.25 -84.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Frankfort - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4292188
Quote, cities500 record 4292188
38.20091 -84.87328 P PPLA US KY 073 28391 155 154 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Frankfort
Wikidata Q28603, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Frankfort (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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