Danville, Virginia

Danville
Nickname : River City, City of Churches
View of downtown Danville looking north
Location in Virginia
Danville
Basic data
Foundation :	1792
State :	United States
State :	Virginia
Coordinates :	36 ° 35 ′  N , 79 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 35 ′  N , 79 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	41,130 (as of 2017)
Population density :	368.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	113.8 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 111.5 km 2  (approx. 43 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	162 m
Postcodes :	24540-24544
Area code :	+1 434
FIPS :	51-21344
GNIS ID :	1492837
Website :	www.danville-va.gov
Mayor :	Alonzo Jones (until June 30, 2022)

Danville is a city in the south of the US state Virginia that does not belong to any county ( independent city ). According to the results of the 2010 census , the city had 48,411 inhabitants and an area of ​​113.8 km².

history

Danville was the last capital of the Confederate States of America . From April 3 to 10, 1865, Jefferson Davis and his cabinet were billeted in the house of Major William T. Sutherlin. During that short time Danville was also the capital of Virginia.

Population development

year	1980	1990	2000	2005	2010	2015
Residents	45,642	53,056	48,411	46.143	43,055	41,910

sons and daughters of the town

• Nancy Astor (1879–1964), British politician
• Camilla Williams (1919–2012), opera singer (soprano)
• Charles Tyner (1925-2017), actor
• Tony Rice (* 1951), bluegrass musician
• Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952), country singer
• Terrell Edmunds (born 1997), football player
• Tremaine Edmunds (born 1998), football player

Web links

Commons : Danville, Virginia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• City of Danville (English)

Downtown Danville

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} American FactFinder - Danville City, Virginia , accessed October 10, 2018