Editing Danville, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Danville, Indiana
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| motto              = "A Great Place to Spend an Hour or a Lifetime"<ref name="Town of Danville Indiana">{{cite web|url= http://www.danvilleindiana.org/|title= Town of Danville Indiana|publisher= Town of Danville Indiana |access-date= September 25, 2021}}</ref>
| nickname           = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_skyline      = Hendricks County Indiana Courthouse.jpg
| image_caption      = Hendricks County Courthouse in Danville
| image_flag         = Flag of Danville, Indiana.svg
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Danville, Indiana.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| image_map          = File:Hendricks County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Danville Highlighted 1816804.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Danville in Hendricks County, Indiana
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| area_note          = 
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Indiana}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana|Center]], [[Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana|Washington]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Town Manager
| leader_name        = Mark Morgan{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
| leader_title1      = Assistant Town Manager
| leader_name1       = Will Lacey{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1824
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1835
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 10559
| population_density_sq_mi = 1206.47
| population_density_km2 = 465.83
<!--2016 est.-->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| area_land_km2      = 22.67
| area_water_km2     = 0.13
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 22.80
| area_total_sq_mi   = 8.80
| area_land_sq_mi    = 8.75
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 879
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|45|05|N|86|29|44|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46122
| area_code          = [[Area code 317|317]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-16804<ref name="GR2"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396678<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396678}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = {{URL|www.danvilleindiana.org}}
| unit_pref          = Imperial
}}
'''Danville''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]], [[Indiana]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> The population was 10,559 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Danville was founded in 1824,<ref name="Town of Danville Indiana"/> and its post office one year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hendricks |title=Hendricks County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> Danville was incorporated as a town in 1835.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb__Gw3AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Hadley, John Vestal | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb__Gw3AQAAMAAJ/page/n51 51]}}</ref>

The [[Ora Adams House]], [[Leander Campbell House]], [[Danville Courthouse Square Historic District]], [[Danville Main Street Historic District]], [[Dr. Jeremiah and Ann Jane DePew House]], [[Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence]], [[Twin Bridges (Danville, Indiana)|Twin Bridges]], and [[Wilson-Courtney House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110107.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-01-07|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Danville is located at the center of Hendricks County. [[U.S. Route 36 in Indiana|U.S. Route 36]] is the town's Main Street, leading east {{convert|20|mi}} to downtown [[Indianapolis]] and west {{convert|131|mi}} to [[Decatur, Illinois]]. [[Indiana State Road 39]] joins US-36 briefly in the center of town but leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Lizton, Indiana|Lizton]] and [[Interstate 74 in Indiana|Interstate 74]], and south {{convert|11|mi}} to Center Valley and [[Interstate 70 in Indiana|Interstate 70]].

According to the 2010 census, Danville has a total area of {{convert|6.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.28%) is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.72%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1816804
  |title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-07-16
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213045637/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1816804
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The West Fork of [[White Lick Creek]], a tributary of the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]], flows north-to-south through the eastern side of the town.

===Airport===
*2R2 – [[Hendricks County Airport]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 386
|1860= 895
|1870= 1040
|1880= 1598
|1890= 1569
|1900= 1802
|1910= 1640
|1920= 1729
|1930= 1930
|1940= 2093
|1950= 2802
|1960= 3287
|1970= 3771
|1980= 4220
|1990= 4345
|2000= 6418
|2010= 9001
|2020= 10559
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 9,001 people, 3,344 households, and 2,398 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1298.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,589 housing units at an average density of {{convert|517.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 3,344 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the town was 34.3 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
[[File:Carnegie library in Danville, Indiana, front.jpg|thumb|right|The Carnegie library in Danville]] 
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2000, there were 8,032 people, 2,350 households, and 1,670 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,047.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,506 housing units at an average density of {{convert|409.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 2,350 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $54,330, and the median income for a family was $62,813. Males had a median income of $40,724 versus $26,678 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,209. About 2.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==

===Museums and other points of interest===
The Hendricks County Historical Museum is located in the former Sheriff's Residence and Jail at 170 South Washington in Danville. The building was erected in 1866 and served as the county jail until 1974. The two-story brick structure, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is the only surviving example of the [[Second Empire architecture|Second Empire]] style of architecture in the county. This style was popular after the [[American Civil War]] and has as defining elements a central tower and mansard roof. The Museum's collection includes items relating to domestic life, agriculture, military history, education and other aspects of Hendricks county's heritage. It also includes items relating to the history of Indiana Central Normal College (later [[Canterbury College (Indiana)|Canterbury College]]), which was located in Danville from 1878 until 1951.<ref>hendrickscountyhistoricalmuseum.org</ref>

===Sports===
Danville has been home to the [[Indiana Lyons]] of the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]] (ABA) since 2017.<ref name="f902">{{cite web | last=Benbow | first=Dana Hunsinger | title=Indiana Lyons clinch ABA title, kind of. Championship game canceled | website=IndyStar | date=April 20, 2023 | url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2023/04/20/indiana-lyons-clinch-aba-title-kind-of-championship-game-canceled/70128562007/ | access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> The team plays its home games at Bosstick Gymnasium within the Danville Athletic Club.<ref name="f902"/>

==Education==
[[Danville Community School Corporation]], the school district which serves Danville, operates [[Danville Community High School]], a secondary school (grades 9 through 12) located just off of [[U.S. Route 36]]. The mascot of Danville Community Schools is a Warrior in American Indian clothing. The school colors are crimson and gray.  Other facilities operated by the school corporation are:
*Danville Middle School
*South Elementary School
*North Elementary School
*Opportunity House

The town has a lending library, the Danville-Center Township Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=7 March 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[Mike Clark (racing driver)|Mike Clark]], racing driver
* [[John Cravens]], [[Registrar (education)|Registrar]] of [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]] 1895–1936; raised in Danville<ref>{{cite web|url= http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Ar-VAA5474|title= Cravens family papers, 1891–1972, bulk 1920–1922|publisher= Archives Online at Indiana University |access-date= September 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collinsites.org/articles/cravensbio.shtml|title= John Cravens: A Hoosier Ideal|publisher= Collinsites|access-date= February 28, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110326145308/http://www.collinsites.org/articles/cravensbio.shtml|archive-date= March 26, 2011|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[James M. Ogden]], 26th [[Indiana Attorney General]]; born in Danville<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cottman |first1=George S. |title=Centennial history and handbook of Indiana. |url=https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=VAB9592;chunk.id=d1e20490;toc.depth=1;toc.id=;brand=ia-books;doc.view=0;query=&hit.rank= |website=Indiana University}}</ref>
* [[Bob Snyder (musician)|Bob Snyder]], musician known for playing [[tenor saxophone|tenor sax]], [[alto saxophone|alto sax]], [[clarinet]], and [[Western concert flute|flute]]; born in Danville<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.danville.k12.in.us/OurSchool/HighSchool/Alumni/AlumniHoFInductees.htm 
 |title=ALUMNI HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 
 |publisher=Danville Community School Corporation 
 |access-date=September 25, 2012 
 |url-status=dead 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192148/http://www.danville.k12.in.us/OurSchool/HighSchool/Alumni/AlumniHoFInductees.htm 
 |archive-date=April 16, 2014 
 |df=mdy 
}}</ref>
* [[Travis Steele]], head coach of the [[Miami RedHawks men's basketball]] team
* [[Sam Thompson (outfielder)|Sam Thompson]], 19th-century [[Major League Baseball]] Hall of Fame player born in Danville<ref>{{cite web |url= http://baseballhall.org/hof/thompson-sam |title=Thompson, Sam |publisher= National Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date= September 25, 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Holistic Image VIII]]'', public artwork in front of the Town Hall
* [[Indiana Lyons]], 2023 [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA]] Champions
* [[Danville station (Indiana)]], former [[interurban]] railway depot

== Neighboring communities ==
{{Geographic Location
|Center    = Danville
|North     = [[Pittsboro, Indiana|Pittsboro]], [[Lizton, Indiana|Lizton]] 
|Northeast = [[Brownsburg, Indiana|Brownsburg]]
|East      = [[Avon, Indiana|Avon]], [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]
|Southeast = [[Plainfield, Indiana|Plainfield]]
|South     = [[Clayton, Indiana|Clayton]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Bainbridge, Indiana|Bainbridge]]
|Northwest = 
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.danvilleindiana.org/ Town of Danville official website]
* [http://www.tourhendrickscounty.com Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Danville-Indiana.html City-Data.com], statistical data

{{Hendricks County, Indiana}}
{{County Seats of Indiana}}
{{Indianapolis Metro}}

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[[Category:Towns in Hendricks County, Indiana]]
[[Category:County seats in Indiana]]
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