1850, was changed to the township form of government. Frankfort Township was named by Frederick Cappel after his native city, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In 1855 the Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad built a line through an area linking Joliet, Illinois, with Lake Station, Indiana. The J&NI Railroad was leased to the Michigan Central Railroad, and service was implemented in July 1855. Nelson D. Elwood, an officer of the rail line, and Sherman Bowen, a Joliet attorney and real estate man, jointly platted a village of around in March 1855 and named it Frankfort after the township. It was commonly referred to as "Frankfort Station" because of the railroad depot located there. John McDonald became the first railroad agent in 1857. In 1879, the village of Frankfort was incorporated, and elected John McDonald as the first Village President. Along with the establishment of the government, among the first undertakings of the newly formed administration was the institution of land use policies. Early plats that were recorded indicated a traditional grid pattern with residential uses surrounding the business district and railroad line and additional land provided for schools and public open spaces. Geography Frankfort is located at (41.498133, -87.849549). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Frankfort has a total area of ,all land. An unincorporated area north of the village of Frankfort (in Frankfort Township) is a census-designated place known as Frankfort Square. The Village is bordering Richton Park to the east, Tinley Park, Frankfort Square and Matteson to the northeast, Mokena and New Lenox to the west and Monee and University Park to the southeast. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 20,296 people, 6,072 households, and 5,305 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 6,902 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 80.96% White, 8.65% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 5.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population. There were 6,072 households, out of which 90.04% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.83% were married couples living together, 5.58% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.63% were non-families. 12.48% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.88% had someone living alone who was 65 years of