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Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. It is the county seat of Franklin County.

As of the 2000 census, the city has a population of 27,741.

Gen. James Wilkinson purchased in 1786, the 260-acre tract of land on the north side of the Kentucky River, which is now downtown Frankfort. He was a early promoter to make Frankfort the State Capitol. General Wilkinson is called by some the father of Frankfort.

After Kentucky became a state, five commissioners were appointed on June 20, 1792, to choose a location for the state capital. They were John Allen and John Edwards (both from Bourbon Co.), Henry Lee (Mason Co.), Thomas Kennedy (Madison Co.), and Robert Todd (Fayette Co.). A number of communities competed for this honor, but Frankfort won by perseverance and, according to early histories, the offer of Andrew Holmes' log house as capitol for seven years, a number of town lots, 50 worth of locks and hinges, 10 boxes of glass, 1500 pounds of nails, and $3000 in gold.[1]