Back Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania Welsh Municipio de Frankstown Spanish Frankstown Township French Frankstown Italian Франкстаун Тауншип (округ Блер, Пенсільванія) Ukrainian Xã Frankstown, Quận Blair, Pennsylvania Vietnamese
Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 Canoe Lake at Canoe Creek State Park | |
 Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania highlighting Frankstown Township | |
 Map of Blair County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Settled | 1758 |
| Incorporated | 1787 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chairman of the Board | James Grove |
| • Vice chairman | George Henry |
| • Supervisor | Kenny Wertz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.26 sq mi (127.57 km2) |
| • Land | 48.83 sq mi (126.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,399 |
| • Density | 151.62/sq mi (58.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-013-27600 |
| Website | Township website |
| Designated | April 1, 1947[3] |
Frankstown Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,399 at the 2020 census. The township was named after Stephen Franks, a pioneer citizen.[4]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
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