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Danville, Georgia

Field	Value
official_name	Danville, Georgia
native_name
settlement_type	Town
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image_map	Twiggs_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Danville_Highlighted.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location in Twiggs County and the state of Georgia
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Georgia
subdivision_type2	Counties
subdivision_name2	Twiggs, Wilkinson
subdivision_name4
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
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unit_pref	Imperial
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area_total_km2	2.04
area_land_km2	2.04
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	0.79
area_land_sq_mi	0.79
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
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population_as_of	2020
population_total	165
population_density_km2	80.74
population_density_sq_mi	209.13
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timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
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elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	137
elevation_ft	449
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	31017
area_code	478
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	13-21688
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0355443
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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.

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. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville". The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes.

Geography

Danville is located at (32.605607, -83.244762).

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 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Danville town, Georgia	url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1321688&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2
White alone (NH)	139	87
Black or African American alone (NH)	93	67
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0
Asian alone (NH)	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0
Other race alone (NH)	0	0
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	7
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	4
Total	238	165

, of the 238 people in Danville, 209 lived in Twiggs County and 29 lived in Wilkinson County.

Education

Residents of Twiggs County are in the Twiggs County School District.

Residents of Wilkinson County are in the Wilkinson County School District.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
(1905). "Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia". Clark & Hines, State Printers.
"Profile for Danville, Georgia". [[ePodunk]].
(February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(1870). "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties".
(1880). "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties".
(1930). "1910 Census of Population - Georgia".
(1930). "1930 Census of Population - Georgia".
(1940). "1940 Census of Population - Georgia".
(1980). "1950 Census of Population - Georgia".
(1960). "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia".
(1970). "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia".
(1980). "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia".
(1990). "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia".
(2000). "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia".
"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.
"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.
"General Highway Map Twiggs County". [[Georgia Department of Transportation]].
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Twiggs County, GA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilkinson County, GA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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