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Danville, Kentucky
Downtown Danville
Downtown Danville
Nickname: "The City of Firsts," "Birthplace of the Bluegrass"
Coordinates: 37°38′34″N 84°46′40″W / 37.64278, -84.77778
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Boyle
Government
 - Mayor Hugh Coomer
 - City Manager Paul Stansbury
 - Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Caudill
Area
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 - Land 15. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 65 sq mi (40. 5 km²)
 - Water 0. 15 sq mi (0. 02 km²)  . 06%
Elevation 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 15,477
 - Density 980. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi (378. 4/km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 40422-40423
Area code(s) 859
FIPS code 21-19882
GNIS feature ID 0490584
Website: http://ci.danville.ky.us/

Danville is the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America 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 Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 859 serves the state of Kentucky. On a Touch-tone phone the numbers 859 correspond to the letters UKY which stands for the University of Kentucky Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Boyle County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is called the "City of Firsts".

In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by Congressional charter to support preservation

Contents

History

Boyle County Courthouse in Danville
Boyle County Courthouse in Danville

Danville was part of the Great Settlement Area around Harrod's Fort (now Harrodsburg), which was first settled in 1774. Harrodsburg is a city in and the County seat of Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Walker Daniel, Kentucky's first District Attorney, bought 76 acres from settler John Crow on the Wilderness Road and had it surveyed for a town in 1783-1784. The Wilderness Road was the principal route used by settlers to reach Kentucky for more than fifty years The city was probably named for Daniel. [1] The Virginia Legislature officially established Danville on December 4, 1787. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Between 1784 and 1792, ten conventions were held in Danville to petition for better governance and ultimately to secure independence from Virginia. In 1786 the Danville Political Club was organized. It met each Saturday night at Grayson’s Tavern to discuss the political, economic, and social concerns. After a state constitution was adopted and separation was confirmed in 1792, the town ceased to be of statewide importance and its leading citizens moved to elsewhere. [2]

In November 1806, Meriwether Lewis, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, visited Danville while traveling the Wilderness Road to Washington DC to report on the expedition. Meriwether Lewis ( August 18, 1774 &ndash October 11, 1809) was an American Explorer, Soldier, and public administrator In December 1806, William Clark visited his nephews in school in Danville before following Lewis to Washington. William Clark may refer to;Politics William Clark (explorer (1770–1838 American soldier and explorer governor of Missouri Territory [3]

In 1842, Boyle County was formed from southern Mercer County and northern Lincoln County. Boyle County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Mercer County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Danville became its county seat.

In 1850, Danville and Boyle County backed construction of the Lexington and Danville Railroad . Money ran out when the railroad reached Nicholasville, Kentucky and John A. Roebling had built towers for a suspension bridge over the Kentucky River (Roebling lived in Danville during the construction). Nicholasville is a city in and the County seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling, June 12, 1806 in Mühlhausen - July 22, 1869) was a German-born The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 259 mi (417 km long in the U Despite the lack of a railroad to Danville, the county still owed $150,000; it completed payment on time in 1884. [2][4]

After the Battle of Perryville in the American Civil War on October 8, 1862, Boyle County's courthouse in Danville was appropriated by Union forces for use as a hospital. Kentucky Campaign of 1862 Situated between the Southern states of Tennessee and Virginia and the Northern states of Illinois Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday On October 11, a Union force drove Confederate forces from the county fairgrounds through Danville. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed [3]

In 1775, Archibald McNeill planted Kentucky's first recorded hemp crop at Clark's Run Creek near Danville. Boyle County became one of ten Kentucky counties which together produced over 90% of the US yield in 1889. It was the state's largest cash crop until 1915 when it lost its market to imported jute. [3]

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Geography

Location

Danville is located at 37°38′44″N, 84°46′30″W (37. 645527, -84. 774992).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15. 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 8 square miles (40. 9 km²), of which, 15. 8 square miles (40. 9 km²) of it is land and 0. 06% is water.

Transportation

Danville is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and U.S. Route 150. US Route 127 is a 758 mile (1220 km long north-south United States highway in the eastern half of the United States 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 It lies 6 miles (9. 7 km) from U.S. Route 27. US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States.

It is served by three major airports: Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington, Kentucky (35 miles), Louisville International Airport (SFD) in Louisville, Kentucky (82 miles), and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) near Cincinnati, Ohio (127 miles), and Stuart Powell Field (DVK) a general aviation airport 3 miles (4. Blue Grass Airport is a public Airport located in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, west of the Central business district Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Louisville International Airport is a public Airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Stuart Powell Field is a public-use Airport located three Nautical miles (6 km) south of the Central business district of Danville 8 km) from downtown.

Norfolk Southern Railway operates a freight rail yard in 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 Its Louisville-Chattanooga line meets its Cincinnati-Chattanooga line in Danville.

Climate

Danville Temperatures and Precipitation
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record High °F 79 79 85 90 95 107 103 105 104 95 83 75 107
Average High °F 40 45 55 65 74 82 86 85 79 68 56 45 65
Average Low °F 23 26 34 43 53 62 66 64 57 45 36 28 45
Record Low °F -20 -9 -1 17 27 41 47 42 32 21 -3 -18 -20
Precipitation (in) 3. 66 3. 86 4. 96 3. 98 4. 94 4. 77 4. 83 3. 40 3. 29 3. 15 3. 68 4. 34 48. 86
Source: The Weather Channel

Demographics

Historical Populations
1790 [4] 150 1910 5,420
1810 [4] 432 1920 5,099
1820 [2] 654 1930 6,729
1840 [4] 1,223 1940 6,734
1850 [5] 2,850 1950 8,686
1860 4,962 1960 8,855
1870 2,542 1970 11,542
1880 3,074 1980 12,942
1890 3,766 1990 12,420
1900 4,285 2000 15,477

As of the census of 2000[5], Danville had 15,477 people with a density of 980/sq mi (378/km²), 6,734 housing units with a density of 427/sq mi (165/km²), and 4,013 families. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume

Racial makeup: 84% White, 13% African American, 1% Asian, 1% other races, 1% two or more races, and 1% Hispanic or Latino of any race. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America

Households: 6,223 of which 29% had children younger than 18, 47% were married couples living together, 14% had a female householder with no husband present, 36% were non-families, 32% were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years or older. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** The average household size was 2. 26 and the average family size was 2. 82.

Age distribution: 22% under 18, 13% between 18 and 24, 26% between 25 and 44, 22% between 45 and 64, and 16% 65 or older. Median age: 37. 87 males for every 100 females. 81 males for every 100 females 18 and older.

Median income: $18,906 per person, $32,938 per household, $40,528 per family, $35,327 per male, and $24,542 per female. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country

Below the poverty line: 12% of people, 9% of families, 18% of those younger than 18, and 11% of those 65 and older. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country

Education

Centre College
Centre College

Public Schools

Danville is served by two school districts:

Danville Schools serves the city of Danville. [6]

Boyle County School District serves areas of Danville and the remainder of Boyle County. [6]

Kentucky School for the Deaf

Private Schools

Colleges and Universities

Culture

Places of Interest

Annual Events

Media

Films Shot in Danville

Notable Residents

Major Employers

Major employers in Danville include[7]

References

  1. ^ Kentucky Land Office for Danville. Theodore O'Hara ( February 11, 1820 - June 6, 1867) was a Poet and an officer for the United States Army in the Mexican-American William Owsley ( March 24, 1782 December 9, 1862) was an American politician and jurist who became the sixteenth Governor of Kentucky Albert Gallatin Talbott ( April 4, 1808 - September 9, 1887) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the uncle RR Donnelley is a Fortune 500 company based in Chicago Illinois, that provides print and related services American Greetings Corporation Inc is the world's largest publicly-traded Greeting card company Dana Holding Corporation ( is an Auto parts and systems company recently emerged from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. Red Wing Shoes is a footwear company that specializes in producing durable boots Timberland ( (or more informally Timbs, Timbos or Timmies) is a Trademark for a number of lines of Outdoors wear primarily Kimball International Inc is a manufacturer of furniture and industrial electronics Hobart is a manufacturer of equipment used in Food service operations The Advocate-Messenger is an afternoon newspaper published daily (except Saturday in Danville, Kentucky. Caterpillar Inc ( is a United States -based Corporation headquartered in Peoria Illinois.
  2. ^ a b c Griffin, Richard W. , Newspaper Story of a Town: A History of Danville Kentucky, Danville Advocate Messenger, Danville KY, 1965.
  3. ^ a b c Kentucky Historical Society.
  4. ^ a b c d Fackler, Calvin M. , Early Days in Danville, Standard Printing Co. , Louisville, 1941.
  5. ^ a b Danville populations after 1840 from U.S. Census Bureau Census of Population and Housing.
  6. ^ a b Boyle County, Danville Community Profile.
  7. ^ Boyle County, Danville Economic Profile.

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