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City of Danville, Illinois
City
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Country United States
State Illinois
County Vermilion
Area 17. List of cities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order but does not include towns villages or unincorporated communities Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county Vermilion County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. 1 sq mi (44. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
 - land 17. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi (44 km²)
 - water 0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 58%
 - urban 31 sq mi (80. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
Center
 - coordinates 40°08′21″N 87°37′17″W / 40.139273, -87.621507Coordinates: 40°08′21″N 87°37′17″W / 40.139273, -87.621507
 - elevation 600 ft (182. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 9 m)
Population 33,904 (2000)
 - urban 53,223
 - metro 82,786
Density 1,994. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 0 /sq mi (770 /km²)
 - urban 1,720. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 /sq mi (664 /km²)
Founded April 10, 1827 [1]
 - Incorporated Town  ?
 - City Charter  ?
Mayor Scott Eisenhauer
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 61832-61834
Area code 217
Location of Danville within Illinois
Location of Danville within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Website : www.cityofdanville.org

Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A city charter or town charter (generically municipal charter) is a legal Document establishing a Municipality such as a City or A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The 217 area code currently covers much of Central Illinois, including the Capital city of Springfield as well as the cities of Champaign, A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Vermilion County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is the principal city of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,904. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology It is the county seat of Vermilion County[2]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Vermilion County is a County located in the US state of Illinois.

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Geography

Danville is located approximately 120 miles south of Chicago, 35 miles east of Champaign-Urbana, and 90 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Champaign-Urbana and colloquially known as Chambana, is a metropolitan area in east Illinois Route 1, U.S. Route 136, and U.S. Route 150 intersect in Danville; Interstate 74 passes through the south end of town. Illinois Route 1 is a state highway in the US state of Illinois. US Highway 136 is a spur of US Highway 36. It runs from Edison Nebraska at U US Route 150 (abbreviated Route 150 or US 150) is a 571 mile (919 km long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east-west Interstate 74 (abbreviated I-74) is an Interstate highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Lake Vermilion is located on the northwest side of town. Lake Vermilion is a 1000-acre (40 km² Reservoir located in Vermilion County Illinois.

Danville's coordinates are 40°8′21″N, 87°37′17″W (40. 139273, -87. 621507)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (44. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), of which, 17. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 square miles (44. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 3 km²) of it (0. 58%) is water.

History

East Main Street circa 1910
East Main Street circa 1910

Danville was founded in 1827 on sixty acres of land donated by Guy W. Smith and twenty donated by Dan W. Beckwith. [4] The sale of lots was set for April 10, 1827 and advertised in newspapers in Indianapolis, Indiana and the state capital of Vandalia. Vandalia is a city in Fayette County, Illinois, 69 miles (111 km northeast of St [1] The first post office was established in May of the same year in the house of Amos Williams, organizer of Vermilion and Edgar Counties and a prominent Danville citizen. Williams and Beckwith drew up the first plat map; the city was named after Dan Beckwith at Williams' suggestion, although Beckwith suggested the names "Williamsburg" and "Williamstown". Beckwith was born in Pennsylvania in 1795 and moved to Indiana as a young man; in 1819 he accompanied the first white explorers to the area where Danville later existed because of his interest in the salt springs of the Vermilion River. He died in 1835 of pneumonia contracted on a horseback ride back from Washington; he was 40 years old. [5]

The Elks' Club, Public Library, and YMCA buildings circa 1920
The Elks' Club, Public Library, and YMCA buildings circa 1920

Danville became a major industrial city in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. From the 1850s to the 1940s, Danville was an important coal mining area; some of the first open pit mining techniques were practiced here. Open-pit mining, also known as opencast mining and open-cut mining and strip mining, refers to a method of extracting rock or Minerals [6] The coal formation underlying eastern Illinois and western Indiana is named the "Danville Member," after the area where it was first discovered. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union [7] With the closure of the mines and many factories, Danville's economic base suffered in the later half of the 20th century. Today the former mines are still an important natural resource; the pits have been restored into lakes, creating fishing and recreation opportunities at parks such as Kickapoo State Recreation Area. Kickapoo State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1840 503
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1850 736 46. 3%
1860 1,632 121. 7%
1870 4,751 191. 1%
1880 7,733 62. 8%
1890 11,491 48. 6%
1900 16,354 42. 3%
1910 27,871 70. 4%
1920 33,776 21. 2%
1930 36,765 8. 8%
1940 36,919 0. 4%
1950 37,864 2. 6%
1960 41,856 10. 5%
1970 42,570 1. 7%
1980 38,985 -8. 4%
1990 33,828 -13. 2%
2000 33,904 0. 2%
Decennial US Census

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 33,904 people, 13,327 households, and 8,156 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,994. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (770. 0/km²). There were 14,886 housing units at an average density of 875. 5/sq mi (338. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70. 19% White, 24. 37% African American, 0. 21% Native American, 1. 20% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 2. 09% from other races, and 1. 92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 57% of the population.

There were 13,327 households out of which 28% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42. 0% were married couples living together, 15. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38. 8% were non-families. 33. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 35 and the average family size was 3. 01.

In the city the population was spread out with 24. 9% under the age of 18, 9. 5% from 18 to 24, 27. 7% from 25 to 44, 21. 3% from 45 to 64, and 16. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $30,431, and the median income for a family is $39,308. Males have a median income of $31,027 versus $22,303 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,476. 18. 1% of the population and 13. 4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26. 8% are under the age of 18 and 10. 5% are 65 or older

Education

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Middle schools:

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Notable people from Danville


Recent mayors

Transportation

The general aviation community is served by the Vermilion County Airport. Vermilion County Airport is a public Airport located four miles northeast of the city of Danville, in Vermilion County, Illinois.

Danville is known as a major railroad intersection with at least four different tracks entering town from different directions, resulting in many crossings throughout the town. CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad all operate rail lines that pass through Danville. This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The Kankakee Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company, is a Class III railroad serving agricultural communities in east-central Illinois and west-central Indiana [9]

References

  1. ^ a b Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. , pp. 54-55.  
  2. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ Jones, Lottie E. (1911). History of Vermilion County, Illinois (volume 1). Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer Publishing Company, p. 89.  
  5. ^ Wright, Bob (1987). Danville: A Pictorial History. St. Louis, Missouri: G. Bradley Publishing, Inc. , p. 8. ISBN 094396301X.  
  6. ^ "Kickapoo - State Recreation Area. " Illinois Department of Natural Resources website. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR is a Cabinet-level department of the state government of Illinois. [1] Accessed Oct. 20, 2007.
  7. ^ "Danville coal member. " [[Indiana Geological Survey" website. [2] Accessed Oct. 20, 2007.
  8. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  9. ^ Illinois Railroad Map. Illinois Department of Transportation (January, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English

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