Editing Danville, Vermont

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|postal_code              = 05828 (Danville)<br/>05873 ([[West Danville, Vermont|West Danville]])<br/>05819 ([[St. Johnsbury, Vermont|St. Johnsbury]])
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'''Danville''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 2,335 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000517125| title=Census – Geography Profile: Danville town, Caledonia County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> The primary settlement in town is recorded as the [[Danville (CDP), Vermont|Danville]] [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and had a population of 385 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020 CDP">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5017050| title=Census – Geography Profile: Danville CDP, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Danville was established on October 31, 1786, by the Vermont Legislature, making it one of the last towns to be created in Caledonia County.

The town was named for the 18th-century [[France|French]] [[cartographer]] [[Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Government Printing Office| author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n99 100]}}</ref>

A [[debtors' prison]] was located here in the late 18th to the early 19th centuries.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Bethany M. | last=Dunbar | title=Barton's hydroelectric history is revisited | newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Barton, Vermont)|The Chronicle]] | location=[[Barton, Vermont]] | pages= 1B | date=June 26, 2013 }}</ref>

A thief in West Danville made national news in 2008 when he apologized for robbing a convenience store and left a roll of one-dollar bills to allow the store to open up the next morning.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2008Nov21/0,4675,ODDApologeticThief,00.html|title=Robber apologizes during Vt. general store holdup|date=November 21, 2008|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

The annual convention of the American Society of Dowsers is held in Danville.<ref name="VE">"Danville" in ''The Vermont Encyclopedia'' (eds. John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand & Ralph H. Orth: University of Vermont Press, 2003), p. 101.</ref><ref>John Nobel Wilford, [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/21/archives/dowsers-meet-to-plumb-the-unfathomable.html?_r=0 Dowsers Meet to Plumb the Unfathomable], ''New York Times'' (September 21, 1977).</ref>

In July 2017, the Charles D. Brainerd Public Library reopened in the village of [[West Danville, Vermont|West Danville]], making the town once again home to Vermont's smallest library.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Historic Library Now Open | url=http://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/historic-library-now-open/article_7814b3a4-fd23-5c96-8ab8-61206a78c1a0.html| newspaper=[[The Caledonian-Record]] | location=[[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]] | date=July 17, 2017 | access-date=August 23, 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Danville School]] is the town's public school but is open to tuition students from surrounding towns. It serves preschool through grade 12, totaling approximately 400 students. The school is located at 148 Peacham Road, Danville, Vermont 05828 and is a part of the Danville School District. The school was established in 1990 to replace the North Danville School.<ref>[https://danville.ccsuvt.net/ Danville School website]</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Field and Hills of Danville, Vermont.jpg|thumb|left|Scenery typical of the Danville area in mid-October.]]
Danville is located west of [[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]]. Other towns bordering Danville are [[Barnet, Vermont|Barnet]] to the southeast, [[Peacham, Vermont|Peacham]] to the south, [[Cabot, Vermont|Cabot]] and [[Walden, Vermont|Walden]] to the west, [[Stannard, Vermont|Stannard]] to the northwest, [[Wheelock, Vermont|Wheelock]] to the north, and [[Lyndon, Vermont|Lyndon]] to the northeast, touching Danville at a single corner. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|158.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|157.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.67%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000517125| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163518/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000517125| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Danville town, Caledonia County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> The main village in town (not separately incorporated) comprises the Danville CDP, with an area of {{convert|2.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010 CDP">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5017050| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5017050| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Danville CDP, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 2]] runs through the town, connecting St. Johnsbury to the east with [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]] {{convert|26|mi}} to the west. In West Danville the two-lane highway passes Joes Pond (named after [[Indian Joe]]<ref name=Brown>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=E. Jane|title=Welcome to Joe's Pond Vermont|url=http://www.joespondvermont.com/simwhittier.html|access-date=January 31, 2015|publisher=Originally published in The Caledonian Record|date=September 1994|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509144435/http://www.joespondvermont.com/simwhittier.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref>), which extends into Cabot.  [[Vermont Route 15]] leaves US-2 in West Danville, heading northwest towards [[Hardwick, Vermont|Hardwick]] and [[Morrisville, Vermont|Morrisville]].

The highest point in Danville is a {{convert|721|m|ft|adj=on|disp=flip}} summit on the ridge of the Kittredge Hills along the western border of the town.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Danville has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=517134&cityname=Danville,+Vermont,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Danville, Vermont Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Joe's Pond and Joe's Brook==
[[File:Joes Pond from the Danville Bike Path.jpg|thumb|left|Joe's Pond as seen from the Danville Bike Path in early August]]
The only major body of water in the town is the Joe's Pond, which covers {{convert|396|acre}} and is partially in Danville and partially in neighboring [[Cabot, Vermont|Cabot]] to the west.<ref name="VE"/> The pond, an [[Dam|impoundment]] of the brook in West Danville, is the largest of the six bodies of water in the Joe's Brook watershed, which is in turn part of the [[Passumpsic River]] watershed.<ref name="Joes">[http://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wsm/mapp/docs/mp_basin15.assessment_report.pdf Passumpsic River Watershed: Water Quality and Aquatic Habitat Assessment Report], Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (June 2009), pp. 1, 17-18.</ref> [[Game fish]] in the pond include [[lake trout]], [[smallmouth bass]], [[northern pike]] (which were illegally introduced), [[rainbow smelt]], [[rock bass]], [[pumpkinseed]], [[chain pickerel]], [[yellow perch]], and [[brown bullhead]].<ref name="Joes"/> Plant species in the pond include the [[common mare's tail]] (''Hippuris vulgaris'') and the [[small bur-reed]] (''Sparganium natans'').<ref name="Joes"/>

The [[Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge]], one of [[List of covered bridges in Vermont|Vermont's many covered bridges]], traverses Joe's Brook and lies within the Danville town boundaries. The [[covered bridge]] was built in 1886 and restored in its original condition in the early 2000s.<ref name="CoveredBridge">{{cite book|title=New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide|author1=Benjamin D. Evans |author2=June R. Evans |pages=198–99|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A66ZmH2F5XMC&pg=PA198|publisher=[[University Press of New England]]|date=2004|isbn=9781611683851 }}</ref> The bridge is owned by the Town of Danville, has a [[queen post]] truss, and is 74 feet, 9.5 inches in length and 14 feet, 6.5 inches in width.<ref name="CoveredBridge"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 574
|1800= 1514
|1810= 2240
|1820= 2300
|1830= 2631
|1840= 2633
|1850= 2577
|1860= 2544
|1870= 2216
|1880= 2003
|1890= 1784
|1900= 1628
|1910= 1564
|1920= 1494
|1930= 1600
|1940= 1472
|1950= 1312
|1960= 1368
|1970= 1405
|1980= 1705
|1990= 1917
|2000= 2211
|2010= 2196
|2020= 2335
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>
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According to the [[United States census|U.S. census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,211 people, 871 households, and 627 families residing in Danville.  The [[population density]] was 36.3 people per square mile (14.0/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 1,152 housing units at an average density of 18.9 per square mile (7.3/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 99.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 871 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,440, and the median income for a family was $47,150. Males had a median income of $33,654 versus $21,573 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,012.  About 6.2% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[federal poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

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* [[Jere A. Blount]], [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]man<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nutCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA476 Wisconsin Legislative Manual]'' (1876), p. 486.</ref>
* [[Asa P. Blunt]] (1835–1889), 12th Regular Vermont Infantry Volunteers; Brigadier General U.S.V<ref>Albert G. Chadwick, [https://books.google.com/books?id=RIxB_R-7M5QC&dq=%22asa+p.+blunt%22+danville&pg=PA25 Soldiers' Record of the Town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the War of the Rebellion], 1883, page 25</ref>
* [[Beth Chamberlin]], [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nominated star of "Guiding Light"<ref>WCAX-TV, [http://www.wcax.com/story/11154259/the-end-of-an-era-last-guiding-light-episode-airs-today The End of an Era: Last 'Guiding Light' Episode Airs Today], September 18, 2009</ref>
* [[Arthur M. Chickering]], [[arachnologist]]<ref>Robert Cecil Cook, [https://books.google.com/books?id=HCEiAQAAIAAJ&q=%22chickering+Arthur+Merton%22+danville Who's Who in American Education], 1966, page 270</ref>
* [[Augustine Clarke]], [[Anti-Masonic Party]] leader and [[Vermont State Treasurer]]<ref>The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cpYYAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22augustine+clark%22+danville&pg=RA1-PA167 Vermont Government], 1835, page 167</ref>
* [[Charles Davis (Vermont judge)|Charles Davis]] (1789&ndash;1863), Associate Justice of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Baldwin |first=Frederick W. |date=1886 |title=Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont |url=https://archive.org/details/biographyofbarof00bald_0 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press |author-link=Frederick W. Baldwin (Vermont politician) |pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographyofbarof00bald_0/page/65 65]–69 |ref={{sfnRef|''Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont''}}}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin F. Deming]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Vermont]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000226|title=Deming, Benjamin F., (1790–1834)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= November 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Henry Leavenworth]], early U.S. infantry officer and explorer<ref>Fort Leavenworth Historical Society, [http://www.ftlvnhistsoc.org/henry-leavenworth/ Biography, Henry Leavenworth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041904/http://www.ftlvnhistsoc.org/henry-leavenworth/ |date=January 6, 2014 }}, retrieved January 5, 2014</ref>
* [[Cyrus Miner]], Wisconsin state legislator and businessman<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1889,' Biographical Sketch of Cyrus Miner, pg. 517</ref>
* [[William A. Palmer]], [[Governor of Vermont]] and [[United States Senator]]<ref>Eliakim Persons Walton, [https://books.google.com/books?id=JeEwAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22william+a+palmer%22+danville&pg=PA1 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont], Volume VIII, 1880, page 1</ref>
* [[Thaddeus Stevens]], U.S. congressman from [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s000887|title=Stevens, Thaddeus, (1792–1868)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref>
* [[Mary Eastman Ward]] (1843–1907), poet<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Mary E. Ward |date=1893 |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Mary_E._Ward |work=Woman of the Century |editor2-last=Livermore |editor1-first=Frances Elizabeth |editor1-last=Willard |editor2-first=Mary Ashton Rice |place=Buffalo, N.Y. |publisher=Charles Wells Moulton |access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Mary Thompson Hill Willard]] (1805–1892), social reformer<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Eva Munson |editor-link=Eva Munson Smith |date=1888 |chapter=Mrs. Mary Thompson Willard, nee Hill |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBk5AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA464 |title=Woman in Sacred Song – A Library of Hymns, Religious Poems and Sacred Music By Woman |location=Oakland, CA |publisher=Arthur E. Whitney |page=464 }}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Danville, Quebec]], founded by residents of Danville, Vermont

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.danvillevermont.org/ Town of Danville official website]

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