Frontenac, Kansas

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official_name = Frontenac, Kansas
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Crawford
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area_total_km2 = 10.3
area_land_km2 = 10.3
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area_total_sq_mi = 4.0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2996
population_density_km2 = 291.7
population_density_sq_mi = 755.6

timezone = Central (CST)
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timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 291
elevation_ft = 955
latd = 37 |latm = 27 |lats = 16 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 41 |longs = 43 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 66763
area_code = 620
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Frontenac is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. The population was 2,996 at the 2000 census.

History

Frontenac was established as a coal mining town in 1886 in the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Fields. In 1888, Frontenac had the worst mining disaster in Kansas history, when an explosion killed 47 miners. During the last decade of the nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century the town was populated primarily by immigrant families from eastern and southeastern Europe, predominately Sicilian, Italian, and Italian and Slavic people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its maximum population neared 4,000. It housed various ethnic lodges and drinking parlors despite the state's increasingly severe ban on the distribution, sale, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages. Coal mining remained the town's occupational base until World War II, when its economy began to change as did the entire region's.

Geography

Frontenac is located at coor dms|37|27|16|N|94|41|43|W|city (37.454465, -94.695185).GR|1 It is a small town nestled in southeastern Kansas, adjacent to Pittsburg. Frontenac is located about an hour's drive west of Springfield, Missouri, and about a two hour drive northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) of it is land and 0.25% is water.

Education

Frontenac and the Frontenac Vicinity is served by the Frontenac School System, District #249. It consists of 3 schools: Frank Layden Elementary School, Frontenac Junior High School, and Frontenac High School. The district serves primarily east-central Crawford County and a small portion of Barton County, Missouri.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,996 people, 1,230 households, and 783 families residing in the city.currently as of 2004 the population is 3,079 . The population density was 755.6 people per square mile (291.4/km²). There were 1,329 housing units at an average density of 335.2/sq mi (129.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.70% White, 0.20% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 1,230 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,558, and the median income for a family was $42,214. Males had a median income of $30,474 versus $21,163 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,349. About 4.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

*Archie San Romani, Sr. - Olympic medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
*Denise and Dian Gallup - 1980s twin actresses
*Joe Skubitz, United States Congressman
*Robert L. Serra, District Court Judge in Wyandotte County, Kansas
*Robert Layden, Professional football player, Detroit Lions

References

External links

* [http://www.frontenacks.net City website]
* [http://www.lasr.net/pages/city.php?Frontenac&Kansas&City_ID=KS0606036 Little Ozarks Website - Frontenac Ozarks]