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Frankford, Delaware
Town
Capt. Ebe Chandler House
Location of Frankford in Sussex County, Delaware.
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Coordinates: 38°31′02″N 75°14′06″W / 38.51722°N 75.23500°W / 38.51722; -75.23500
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Area
• Total	0.73 sq mi (1.89 km)
• Land	0.73 sq mi (1.89 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population
• Total	790
• Density	1,083.68/sq mi (418.47/km)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19945
Area code	302
FIPS code	10-28310
GNIS feature ID	213980
Website	frankford.delaware.gov

Frankford is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 847 at the 2010 census, an increase of 18.6% over the previous decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Located on U.S. Route 113, Frankford, was founded in 1808 and incorporated in 1937. The town was named Frankford Village in 1848 upon the acquisition of a post office. The establishment of the Pennsylvania Railroad brought a hotel, commercial establishments and an opera house to make Frankford a thriving commercial and cultural center.

The Capt. Ebe Chandler House (1880) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Transportation

Road is the primary method of travel to and from Frankford. U.S. Route 113 is the only significant highway serving the town, extending north toward Georgetown and south into Maryland. Frankford is the location of an interchange between the Delmarva Central Railroad and the Maryland and Delaware Railroad.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 714 people, 227 households, and 172 families living in the town. The population density was 1,012.7 inhabitants per square mile (391.0/km). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 365.9 units per square mile (141.3 units/km). The racial makeup of the town was 45.24% White, 35.01% African American, 2.94% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 10.92% from other races, and 5.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.73%.

Of the 227 households 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 18.9% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.62.

The age distribution was 32.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median household income was $35,333 and the median family income was $35,729. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $20,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,711. About 9.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

Frankford experiences a Humid subtropical climate (cfa) with all year precipitation, warm to hot summers and snowy, wet winters.

Education

Frankford is in the Indian River School District.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frankford, Delaware
3. "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. "Delmarva Central Railroad". Carload Express. November 8, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

External links

• Official website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Sussex County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Georgetown
Cities	Lewes Milford‡ Rehoboth Beach Seaford
Towns	Bethany Beach Bethel Blades Bridgeville Dagsboro Delmar Dewey Beach Ellendale Fenwick Island Frankford Georgetown Greenwood Henlopen Acres Laurel Millsboro Millville Milton Ocean View Selbyville Slaughter Beach South Bethany
CDPs	Lincoln Long Neck
Former towns	Nanticoke City North Laurel Roxana
Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Adamsville‡ Angola Argos Corner Atlanta Bacons Bayard Belltown Blanchard Broad Creek Broadkill Beach Bunting Cannon Carpenters Corner Cedar Beach Cedar Creek Clarksville Concord Cool Spring Cross Keys Fairmount Federalsburg Flea Hill Gravel Hill Gumboro Harbeson Hollymount Hollyville Indian Beach Jimtown Johnson Lowe Middleford Midway Mission Nassau North Shores Oakley Oak Orchard Old Furnace Omar Overbrook Pepperbox Phillips Hill Pinetown Portsville Primehook Beach Quakertown Redden Reliance‡ Scotts Corner Shortly Staytonville Stockley Sussex Shores Sycamore Ward Warwick Wescoats Corner Westwoods Whaleys Corners Whitesville Williamsville Wood Branch Woodland Zoar
Hundreds	Baltimore Broad Creek Broadkill Cedar Creek Dagsboro Georgetown Gumboro Indian River Lewes & Rehoboth Little Creek Nanticoke Northwest Fork Seaford
Ghost towns	Banning New Market Owens Station Saint Johnstown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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