Danville, Ohio
Danville, Ohio | ||
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FIPS code 39-20114[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2398682[2] | |
Website | Village website |
Danville is a
History
Modern Danville had its start in 1923 by the merging of two neighboring villages called Buckeye City and Rosstown (Rossville).[4][5] The original Danville was laid out by George Sapp, Sr. and Robert Waddell in 1813 and was named for Daniel Sapp, a soldier in the War of 1812.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2), of which 0.55 square miles (1.42 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[6]
Buckeye City is a neighborhood of Danville. Buckeye City was laid out in 1880,[7] and was annexed by the village of Danville in 1923.[8]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1830 | 234 | — | |
1850 | 160 | — | |
1870 | 134 | — | |
1880 | 254 | 89.6% | |
1890 | 292 | 15.0% | |
1900 | 298 | 2.1% | |
1910 | 373 | 25.2% | |
1920 | 383 | 2.7% | |
1930 | 764 | 99.5% | |
1940 | 790 | 3.4% | |
1950 | 853 | 8.0% | |
1960 | 926 | 8.6% | |
1970 | 1,025 | 10.7% | |
1980 | 1,127 | 10.0% | |
1990 | 1,001 | −11.2% | |
2000 | 1,104 | 10.3% | |
2010 | 1,044 | −5.4% | |
2020 | 1,019 | −2.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
2010 census
As of the
There were 425 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the village was 33.8 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 442 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $28,636, and the median income for a family was $31,375. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $22,500 for females. The
Education
Danville Local School District operates Danville High School in the village.[11]
Danville has a public library, a branch of The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County.[12]
Notable people
- attorney, member of the United States House of Representativesfrom 1901 to 1905
- Governor of Kansas
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Danville, Ohio
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Village of Danville, Ohio". www.danvilleohio.org. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 36.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 556.
- ^ Population. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1931. p. 865.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Homepage". Danville Local Schools. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Branches". The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.