Danville, Kentucky
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| Danville | |
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| Nickname : The City of Firsts, Birthplace of the Bluegrass | |
 Center College, Danville, Kentucky |
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| Location in Kentucky | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1785 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Kentucky |
| County : | Boyle County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 39 ′ N , 84 ° 47 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 15,477 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 382.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 40.9 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 40.5 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 300 m |
| Postcodes : | 40422-40423 |
| Area code : | +1 859 |
| FIPS : | 21-19882 |
| GNIS ID : | 0490584 |
| Website : | www.danvilleky.org |
| Mayor : | Hugh Coomer |
Danville is a city in Boyle County in the US state of Kentucky , in the United States .
According to the 2000 United States Census , the city has a population of 15,477.
This is where the Boyle County's administrative headquarters can be found. Danville was once the de facto "capital" of Kentucky in the 18th century when the area was still a district of Virginia . This is also where the first constitutional convention took place before it was appointed to the state.
Originally the place where "Transylvania University" was founded, it soon moved to Lexington .
sons and daughters of the town
- Joshua Fry Bell (1811-1870), politician
- James G. Birney (1792–1857), abolitionist, politician and lawyer
- James M. Birney (1817–1888), politician
- John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), United States Supreme Court Justice
- Harvey Helm (1865-1919), politician
- Edward W. Hoch (1849–1925), politician and governor of Kansas
- John Kincaid (1791–1873), politician
- Thomas M. Liggett (1944-2020), mathematician
- John Gaines Miller (1812-1856), politician
- John Michael Montgomery (born 1965), country singer
- John Norvell (1789-1850), politician
- Scott Pruitt (* 1968), lawyer, lobbyist and politician
- Hugh L. Scott (1853–1934), Major General and Chief of Staff of the Army
- King Swope (1893–1961), politician
- Jacob Tamme (born 1985), American football player
- Pappy Van Winkle (1874-1965), businessman
- Stanley "Fess" Williams (1894–1975), jazz musician (clarinet, alto saxophone) and band leader
- Phil Woolpert (1915-1987), basketball coach
Web links
Commons : Danville (Kentucky) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Official website of the city of Danville ( English )