Official Name: | Danville, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Twiggs, Wilkinson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.04 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.04 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 165 |
Population Density Km2: | 80.74 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 209.13 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 32.6056°N -83.2447°W |
Elevation M: | 137 |
Elevation Ft: | 449 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31017 |
Area Code: | 478 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-21688[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0355443[3] |
Danville is a town in Twiggs and Wilkinson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 238 at the 2010 census, down from 373 in 2000.
The Twiggs County portion of Danville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.
Danville was originally called "Hughes", and under that name had its start about 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville".[5] The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes.[6]
Danville is located at 32.6056°N -83.2447°W (32.605607, -83.244762).[7]
Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of town, leading southeast 137 mi (220 km) to Savannah and northwest 31 mi (50 km) to Macon. The town is also traversed by U.S. Route 80 and Georgia State Route 358.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.
White alone (NH) | 139 | 87 | 58.40% | 52.73% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 93 | 67 | 39.08% | 40.61% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 7 | 0.00% | 4.24% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6 | 4 | 2.52% | 2.42% | |
Total | 238 | 165 | 100.00% | 100.00% |