Danville, Georgia

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Danville, Georgia
Town
Twiggs County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Danville Highlighted.svg
Location in Twiggs County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°36′20″N83°14′41″W / 32.60556°N 83.24472°W / 32.60556; -83.24472
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Twiggs, Wilkinson
Area
[1]
 • Total0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
 • Land0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total165
 • Density209.13/sq mi (80.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31017
Area code 478
FIPS code 13-21688 [2]
GNIS feature ID0355443 [3]
Website cityofdanvillega.com

Danville is a town in Twiggs and Wilkinson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 238 at the 2010 census, down from 373 in 2000.

Contents

The Twiggs County portion of Danville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.

History

Danville was originally called "Hughes", and under that name had its start about 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. [4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville". [5] The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes. [6]

Geography

Danville is located at 32°36′20″N83°14′41″W / 32.60556°N 83.24472°W / 32.60556; -83.24472 (32.605607, -83.244762). [7]

Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of town, leading southeast 137 mi (220 km) to Savannah and northwest 31 mi (50 km) to Macon. The town is also traversed by U.S. Route 80 and Georgia State Route 358.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 299—
1920 43645.8%
1930 419−3.9%
1940 4231.0%
1950 4619.0%
1960 264−42.7%
1970 51595.1%
1980 5292.7%
1990 480−9.3%
2000 373−22.3%
2010 238−36.2%
2020 165−30.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850-1870 [9] 1870-1880 [10]
1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12]
1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15]
1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18]
2000 [19] 2010 [20] 2020 [21]
Danville town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [20] Pop 2020 [21] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1398758.40%52.73%
Black or African American alone (NH)936739.08%40.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)070.00%4.24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)642.52%2.42%
Total238165100.00%100.00%

As of 2023, of the 238 people in Danville, 209 lived in Twiggs County and 29 lived in Wilkinson County. [22]

Education

Residents of Twiggs County are in the Twiggs County School District. [23]

Residents of Wilkinson County are in the Wilkinson County School District. [24]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 58. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1905. pp. 787–788.
  6. ↑ "Profile for Danville, Georgia". ePodunk. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1870.
  10. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1880.
  11. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1930.
  12. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1930. pp. 251–256.
  13. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1940.
  14. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1980.
  15. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1960.
  16. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1970.
  17. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1980.
  18. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 1990.
  19. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau . 2000.
  20. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Danville town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  21. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Danville town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  22. ↑ "General Highway Map Twiggs County" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  23. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Twiggs County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  24. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilkinson County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list


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