Frontenac is the second largest city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.

[7] On the night of November 9, 1888, Frontenac suffered the worst mining disaster in Kansas history,[8] when a coal dust explosion[9] killed 44[10] 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, predominantly Sicilian, Italian, and Slavic people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

It housed various ethnic lodges and drinking parlors despite the state's increasingly severe ban on the distribution, sale, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

[citation needed] Coal mining remained the town's occupational base until World War II, when its economy began to change, as did the entire region's.

[11] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[12] The 2020 United States census counted 3,382 people, 1,344 households, and 872 families in Frontenac.

Festa Italiana, A Taste of Nations is an annual festival held to celebrate the city's heritage.

It hosts many different cooks, and patrons can sample foods from family recipes ranging from many different European heritages.

Festa Italiana is held near the Frontenac Sports Complex each fall.

Frontenac City Park is located on the north edge of town, home to several deep fishing pits.

Frontenac Sports Complex, located on the east end of town, is home to a brand new football stadium & track, several baseball & softball diamonds, and a cross-country path.The sports complex is home to the Raiders & Lady Raiders for football, baseball, softball, cross-country, and track & field.

Frontenac Municipal Swimming Pool is located east of Rotary Park.

A brand new hitting facility for baseball and softball players opened up in the parking lot of the football stadium.

It is the second largest school system in Crawford County, Kansas, with an average district enrollment of about 1,000 students.

Children's author Clare Vanderpool's book Moon Over Manifest is based on Frontenac.

The author was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, but Frontenac is home to her grandparents.