Frankston, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 1,234. Population change since 2000: +2.1%

Males: 550	(44.6%)
Females: 684	(55.4%)

Median resident age:	43.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75763.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,233 (it was $28,125 in 2000)

Frankston:	$39,233
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,049

Frankston:	$21,049
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,620 (it was $53,700 in 2000)

Frankston:	$98,620
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,703; Detached houses: $122,113; In 2-unit structures: $21,130; Mobile homes: $23,622; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
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Races in Frankston:

White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
Black (10.9%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Other race (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Frankston: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.7%), Irish (10.0%), English (9.4%), German (8.1%), French (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 392 feet

Land area: 2.47 square miles.

Population density: 499 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Frankston

High school or higher: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Frankston town

Never married: 19.1%
Now married: 53.9%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 15.7%
Divorced: 8.3%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Frankston, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Frankston to the number of sex offenders is 59 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Frankston:	1.3% ($674)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tyler, TX (22.9 miles , pop. 83,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Garland, TX (88.4 miles , pop. 215,768).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (90.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Berryville, TX (1.8 miles ), La Rue-Poynor, TX (2.3 miles ), Cuney, TX (2.3 miles) , Poynor, TX (2.4 miles ), Coffee City, TX (2.5 miles) , Moore Station, TX (3.1 miles) , Mount Selman, TX (3.3 miles ), Bullard, TX (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $66,800
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $100,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $32,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,500
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $159,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $159,000
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $159,000

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Latitude: 32.05 N, Longitude: 95.51 W

Area code: 903

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Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+7.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Frankston by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	79.2	82.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	161.9	0.0	0.0	78.4
Assaults	2	1	2	2	2	4	4
per 100,000	161.8	79.2	164.9	161.9	161.4	315.5	313.5
Burglaries	8	23	11	5	14	10	12
per 100,000	647.2	1821.1	906.8	404.9	1129.9	788.6	940.4
Thefts	32	24	32	27	46	26	30
per 100,000	2589.0	1900.2	2638.1	2186.2	3712.7	2050.5	2351.1
Auto thefts	6	3	1	0	7	1	4
per 100,000	485.4	237.5	82.4	0.0	565.0	78.9	313.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.7	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	220.1	301.7	274.5	196.8	305.1	206.6	271.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.43
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Frankston, Texas

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Frankston-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/12/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.8 miles away from the Frankston town center injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/23/1979, a category 3 tornado 6.7 miles away from the town center injured one person.

Frankston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from Frankston center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Frankston:

EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE (about 17 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (about 17 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX)
PALESTINE REG MED CTR (about 18 miles; PALESTINE, TX)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Frankston:

TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 25 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 34 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,842)
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 69 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)

Public high school in Frankston:

FRANKSTON High School (Students: 233; Location: 100 PERRY ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 59)

Public elementary/middle schools in Frankston:

FRANKSTON Elementary (Students: 353; Location: 100 PERRY ST; Grades: PK-5; Our rating: 48)
FRANKSTON MIDDLE (Students: 211; Location: 100 PERRY ST; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 62)

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Library in Frankston:

FRANKSTON DEPOT LIBRARY (Operating income: $72,260; Location: TOWN SQUARE S; 13,000 books; 195 audio materials; 350 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

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Notable location: Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Frankston: First Baptist Church of Frankston (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Carl Morrow Motors (8362 State Highway 155).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Frankston and their reported violations in the past:

LAKE PALESTINE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 234, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Frankston, TX

59 people in nursing homes

Frankston compared to Texas state average:

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Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Frankston (2009 data):

First State Bank: at 169 S. Frankston Hwy, branch established on 1909-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.3 mil, Deposits: $133.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Jane Austin Chapman Limited Partnership, L.P.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Religion statistics for Frankston

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ
Adherents	50.9%	15.5%	8.2%	5.3%	4.7%
Congregations	26.9%	1.9%	14.4%	12.5%	13.5%

Name	Baptist Missionary Association of America	American Baptist Association	Episcopal Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	2.7%	1.2%	1.2%	5.6%
Congregations	5.8%	7.7%	1.0%	3.8%	12.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$5,647	$67,764	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,490	$41,880	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$1,107
Police Protection - Officers	4	$19,767	$59,301	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$3,490	$41,880	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$15,227	$60,908	1	$1,860
Totals for Government	10	$47,621	$57,145	2	$2,967

Frankston government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $80,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $226,000
Police Protection: $141,000

Sewerage: $71,000

Regular Highways: $69,000

Financial Administration: $27,000

Fire Protection: $21,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

Libraries: $8,000

General - Other: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $53,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $213,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $203,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $116,000
Property: $116,000

Public Utilities: $50,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $212,000

8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,470 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.25%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Smith County, TX	0.70% ($31,790 average AGI)
from Henderson County, TX	0.67% ($31,188)
from Harris County, TX	0.56% ($48,288)

7.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.46%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Smith County, TX	0.78% ($32,847 average AGI)
to Henderson County, TX	0.56% ($28,388)
to Dallas County, TX	0.43% ($22,311)

Strongest AM radio stations in Frankston:

KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KEBE (1400 AM; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Frankston:

KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOYE (96.7 FM; FRANKSTON, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
KYYK (98.3 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: HIGHTOWER RADIO, INC.)
KYFP (89.1 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KPXI (100.7 FM; OVERTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
KGLY (91.3 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
KLJT (102.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KVNE (89.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
KISX (107.3 FM; WHITEHOUSE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDOK (92.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K202CE (88.3 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
K259AQ (99.7 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKUS (104.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
KBLZ (102.7 FM; WINONA, TX; Owner: S.O. 2,000, LC)
K243AE (96.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Frankston:

KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
K26GA (Channel 26; TYLER/JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
KLTV (Channel 7; TYLER, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTPN-LP (Channel 48; TYLER, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K17BP (Channel 17; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K20DL (Channel 20; TYLER, TX; Owner: PROGRESSIVE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS)
K24DS (Channel 24; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: ETERNAL TRUTH NETWORK, INC.)

Frankston, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 27
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 164
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
Fatalities: 181
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

See more detailed statistics of Frankston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,910
Total average daily truck traffic: 195
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 8,470

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Frankston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

1 1/2 Mi Nne, Call Sign: KNEJ759, Licensee ID: L00549358
Assigned Frequencies : 156.000 MHz
Grant Date: 09/28/2002, Expiration Date: 12/14/2012
Registrant: City Of Frankston, Frankston, TX 75763
1 1/2 Mi Nne, Call Sign: KNDV864, Licensee ID: L00549358
Assigned Frequencies : 155.370 MHz
Grant Date: 08/13/2002, Expiration Date: 10/07/2012
Registrant: City Of Frankston, Frankston, TX 75763, Phone: (903) 876-2400

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

FRANKSTON, 300 Ft W Of Cr 305 400 Ft N Of Fr 1892, Overall height: 137.2 m, Call Sign: WMT260
Assigned Frequencies : 2112.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
Hwy 155 E Side Coffee City, Structure height: 4.3 m, Overall height: 10.4 m, Call Sign: WPJB772
Assigned Frequencies : 952.193 MHz, 928.193 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2000, Expiration Date: 10/31/2010
Registrant: Phone: (512) 908-4300
Coffee Substation On Sh 155 Then 1.9 Mi W On Gravel Rd 2.5 Mi N Of, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPNB228
Assigned Frequencies : 959.400 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/2001, Expiration Date: 07/16/2011
Registrant: Phone: (903) 872-8306
Bushy Creek, 15351 Hwy 155 (Brushy Creek #35953), Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.2 m, Overall height: 129.5 m, Call Sign: WQJM266
Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6795.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2008, Expiration Date: 10/30/2018, Certifier: Joel Prochaska
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Frankston)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Frankston)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 73
Hazardous Condition: 4
Service Call: 3
Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Frankston

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