Editing Danville, Ohio

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|official_name            = Danville, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|motto                    = "Gateway To Amish Country"

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Ohio|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Union Township, Knox County, Ohio|Union]]

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|population_est           = 996
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|population_total         = 1019
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 43014
|area_code                = [[Area code 740|740]]
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|website                  = {{URL|http://www.danvilleohio.org/|Village website}}
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'''Danville''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 1,019 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Modern Danville had its start in 1923 by the merging of two neighboring villages called Buckeye City and Rosstown (Rossville).<ref name="Village of Danville, Ohio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.danvilleohio.org|title=Village of Danville, Ohio|website=www.danvilleohio.org|language=en-gb|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=52|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=36}}</ref> The original Danville was laid out by George Sapp, Sr. and Robert Waddell in 1813 and was named for Daniel Sapp, a soldier in the [[War of 1812]].<ref name="Village of Danville, Ohio"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

Buckeye City is a neighborhood of Danville. Buckeye City was laid out in 1880,<ref>{{cite book|last=Graham|first=Albert Adams|title=History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DBAtAAAAYAAJ_2|year=1881|publisher=A. A. Graham & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DBAtAAAAYAAJ_2/page/n599 556]}}</ref> and was annexed by the village of Danville in 1923.<ref>{{cite book|title=Population|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-G2AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA865|year=1931|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=865}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 234
|1850= 160
|1870= 134
|1880= 254
|1890= 292
|1900= 298
|1910= 373
|1920= 383
|1930= 764
|1940= 790
|1950= 853
|1960= 926
|1970= 1025
|1980= 1127
|1990= 1001
|2000= 1104
|2010= 1044
|2020= 1019
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 996
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|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}}</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=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,044 people, 425 households, and 281 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1898.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 474 housing units at an average density of {{convert|861.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 425 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.2% 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 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the village was 33.8 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,104 people, 442 households, and 292 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,055.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 479 housing units at an average density of {{convert|891.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 442 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,636, and the median income for a family was $31,375. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,595. About 15.0% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Danville Local School District operates [[Danville High School (Ohio)|Danville High School]] in the village.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.danvilleschools.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Danville Local Schools | access-date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>

Danville has a public library, a branch of The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.knox.net/branches.html | title=Branches | publisher=The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County | access-date=February 26, 2018 | archive-date=February 27, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034222/http://www.knox.net/branches.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*Archbishop [[Jean-Baptiste Lamy]], the first Archbishop of [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], served as a missionary priest to Northern Ohio and established the Catholic church in the village.
*[[Robert M. Nevin]], [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1901 to 1905
*[[William E. Stanley]], [[List of Governors of Kansas|15th]] [[Governor of Kansas]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.danvilleohio.org Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in Knox County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1923 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Villages in Ohio]]