Danville (Illinois)
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| Foundation : | April 10, 1827 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Vermilion County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 7 ′ N , 87 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
31,597 (as of 2016) 78,111 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 718.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 44.3 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 44.0 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 183 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61832-61834 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-18563 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 406949 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofdanville.org | ||
| Mayor : | Scott Eisenhauer | ||
 Danville has a very irregular city boundary |
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Danville is a city of 31,597 people (as of July 2016 estimate) in Illinois . It is located 52 km east of Champaign , 132 km northwest of Indianapolis , 191 km south of Chicago , 178 km southeast of Peoria , 175 km northeast of Springfield and 276 km northeast of St. Louis in the metropolitan area and belongs to Vermilion County , its county Seat Danville holds.
Abraham Lincoln practiced as a lawyer in Danville from 1841 to 1859. Actors Dick Van Dyke and Jerry Van Dyke grew up in the city and Gene Hackman is retiring here.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Danville has a total area of 46.5 km², of which 46.3 km² is land and 0.2 km² (= 0.45%) is water. The place is not far from the confluence of the North Fork Vermilion River in the Vermilion River . Illinois Route 1 , US Highway 136, and US Highway 150 intersect in Danville ; the Interstate 74 runs through the southern outskirts of the city.
In addition, several rail lines run through the city from CSX Transportation , the Norfolk Southern Railway and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad from different directions, so there are quite a few level crossings in the city .
Lake Vermilion is northwest of the city. The Kickapoo State Recreation Area and Kennekuk Cove County Park are in close proximity to Danville . Heron County Park is in the immediate north .
The coal formation lying under the eastern Illinois and western Indiana got its name after the city, since this Danville Member called deposit was discovered here first.
history
Danville was founded in 1827 on land provided 60 acres (24 acres ) by Guy W. Smith and an additional 20 acres (8 acres) by Dan W. Beckwith. Property sales were set for April 10th and were advertised in newspapers published in Indianapolis and Vandalia , Illinois, capital. The post office was established on May 3 of that year in the home of Amos Williams, who became a prominent Danville resident and was a driving force behind the establishment of Vermilion and Edgar Counties . The first cadastral plan was drawn up by Amos Williams and Dan Beckwith, and the town was named after Beckwith's first name at Williams' suggestion. Beckwith, for his part, had suggested names, "Williamsburg" and "Williamstown". He was born in Pennsylvania in 1795 and moved to Indiana as a young man . In 1819 Williams was the companion of the first white land scouts in the area because of his interest in the salty springs of the Vermilion River. He died in 1835 at the age of 40 of pneumonia that he contracted while riding home from Washington, DC . Danville developed into an important industrial city at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. From the 1850s to the 1940s, coal was mined in Danville ; some of the earliest open-pit mining techniques were used here. After the decline in coal production in the second half of the 20th century and the closure of many mines, the opencast mining holes became lakes, creating numerous opportunities for recreational activities.
Infrastructure
Daville is connected to the surrounding cities by several highways. The nearest airport is in Champaign , but only domestic flights are offered there. Indianapolis International Airport , which is around 150 km from Danville, can be used for long-distance travel . There are two public schools and three private schools in the city . Danville also has a college called Danville Area Community College .
Danville is a city with many small parks, monuments, lakes and green spaces that offer residents and tourists a wide range of leisure options. Danville has a theater, an opera and its own symphony orchestra, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017.
National Register of Historic Places
Several properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places within Danville :
| Ref.No. | Surname | address | MPS | since |
| 00001337 | Adams Building | 139-141 N. Vermilion St. | November 15, 2000 | |
| 00001334 | Building at 210-212 West North Street | 210-212 West North St. | November 8, 2000 | |
| 79000872 | Collins Archeological District | Address is classified | 3rd August 1979 | |
| 99001711 | Dale Building | 101-1-3 N. Vermillion St. | January 27, 2000 | |
| 91001973 | Danville Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District | 1900 and 2000 E. Main St. | January 30, 1992 | |
| 78003064 | Danville Public Library | 307 N. Vermillion St. | November 30, 1978 | |
| 01000978 | Fischer Theater | 158-164 N. Vermillion St. | September 16, 2001 | |
| 75002060 | Fithian House | 116 N. Gilbert St. | May 1st, 1975 | |
| 88002232 | Holland Apartments | 324-326 N. Vermilion St. | November 16, 1988 | |
| 86001087 | Stone Arch Bridge | 760-800 E. Main St. | May 16, 1986 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Mali Finn (1938–2007), casting agent
- Tom Garling (* 1965), jazz trombonist
- Donald Leslie (1911-2004), musician
- Ned Luke (* 1958), actor and voice actor
- Leland Merrill (1920-2009), wrestler
- Helen Morgan (1900-1941), jazz singer
- Bill Putnam (1920–1989), music producer and operator of recording studios
- Jack Six (1930-2015), jazz bassist
- Robert Fraley (* 1953), microbiologist and molecular biologist
- Charlie Summers (born 1959), politician
- Joseph Richard Tanner (born 1950), astronaut
- Jerry Van Dyke (1931–2018), comedian and actor
- Angela Watson (born 1975), actress
supporting documents
- ↑ 2010 Census US Gazetteer Files for Places - Illinois ( English , TXT) United States Census. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ↑ Illinois Railroad Map (PDF; 459 kB) Illinois Department of Transportation. January 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Danville coal member ( English ) Indiana Geological Survey. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Lottie Jones: History of Vermilion County, Illinois ( English ). Pioneer Publishing Company, Chicago 1911, p. 89.
- ^ Katherine Stapp, WI Bowman: History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois . Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., Danville, Illinois 1968, pp. 54-55.
- ↑ Edward Callary: Place Names of Illinois ( English ). University of Illinois Press, 2008, ISBN 0252033566 , p. 87.
- ^ Bob Wright: Danville: A Pictorial History ( English ). G. Bradley Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri 1987, ISBN 0-943963-01-X , p. 8.
- ^ Kickapoo - State Recreation Area ( English ) Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Nearest airport to Danville, Illinois. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Our Schools. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.cityofdanville.org/
- ↑ Amenities. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 7, 2017 ; accessed on May 9, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Home. Retrieved May 9, 2017 (American English).
