ZIP Code 24541

Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is located in the Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River. It was a center of tobacco production and was an area of Confederate activity during the American Civil War. In April 1865 it briefly served as the final capital of the Confederacy before the South surrendered. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,590. It hosts the Danville Otterbots baseball club of the Appalachian League. The city is the principal city of Danville, Virginia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and Caswell County, North Carolina to the south. In 1728, English colonist William Byrd headed an expedition sent to determine the true boundary between Virginia and North Carolina. Byrd was so taken with the beauty of the land, that he prophesied a future settlement in the vicinity, where people would live "with much comfort and gaiety of Heart" He named the river along which they camped as the "Dan", for Byrd felt he had wandered "From Dan to Beersheba."After the American Revolutionary War, the first settlement developed in 1792 downstream from Byrd's campsite, at a spot along the river shallow enough to allow fording. The village was renamed "Danville" by an act of November 23, 1793. In 1833, James Lanier was elected the first mayor, assisted by a council of "twelve fit and able men".

History

Danville is a city in Virginia, in the Piedmont region of the state. It was founded in 1793, when a tobacco warehouse was built at Wynne's Falls. During the Civil War, the town was a strategic center of Confederate activity. In 1865, Danville hosted the Confederate government, and was the last "Capitol of the Confederacy" The city is now home to the Virginia Museum of History and Art. It is also the home of the Virginia State Museum of Fine Arts, which opened in 1998. The city's name is derived from the name of a river, the Dan, which means "from Dan to Beersheba" or "from the Dan to the Beershaft" in German. The Danville River runs through the center of the city, and the town is named after the Dan River, which flows into the James River. The town's name means "the Dan" in French, and "ville" means "town" in English. The word "Danville" is also used to refer to the town of Danville in North Carolina, where the city is located. Danville was the site of the last Confederate Cabinet meeting, which took place in the Benedict House (since destroyed) in 1865. The Richmond and Danville Railroad was the main supply route into Petersburg, where Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was holding the defensive line to protect Richmond. The rail center was critical for supplying Confederate forces, and a hospital station was established for Confederate wounded. Several railroads reached Danville, including the Richmond andDanville Railroad (completed 1856), and the Atlantic and Danille Railway (com completed 1890).

Geography

Danville is located along the southern border of Virginia, 70 miles (110 km) south of Lynchburg and 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Greensboro, North Carolina. Winter nights usually average below freezing, with air frosts being abundant during that season. Danville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) During summer, it is influenced by the strong sun and convective air masses, providing both hot temperatures and frequent thunderstorms. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.9 square miles (113.7 km²), of which 43.1square miles (111.6 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6km²) (2.3%) is water. The city is located on the Virginia-North Carolina border and has a population of 1,788. It is located near the border with North Carolina, and is on the North Carolina-Virginia border. The town is located in the eastern part of the Appalachian Mountains, and has an elevation of 2,716 feet (715 m) above sea level. It has an average daily rainfall of 1.6 inches (4.4 m) and an average yearly temperature of 1 °C (4 °F) It has a history of being heavily affected by the Civil War, and was the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in 1864.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, Danville had a population of 43,055. The racial makeup of the city was White Non-Hispanic 46.7%, African American 48.3%, Hispanic 2.9%, Asian 0.9, American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%, and two or more races 1.3%. 25.4% of the population never married, 46.6% were married, 5.4%. were separated. 11.6%. were widowed and 11.0% were divorced. The US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. The 2020 census will be held in Danville, California. It will be the first time the city has been part of the U.S. Census system since the 1950s. The city is home to the University of California, San Francisco. It is located on the banks of the San Francisco Bay. It was the site of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Danville was the location of the first World War I-era battle between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Battle was fought from 1871 to 1875. The town was founded in 1881 and was named after the town's founder, William Danville. The Danville River flows through the center of the town.

Economy

Swedwood, a subsidiary of IKEA, opened its first factory in the U.S. in this city, in 2008. It employed more than 300 people but closed in December 2019. Goodyear, Nestlé and Morgan Olson are among the companies based in Danville. The city's economy is expected to grow by 0.3% this year, according to a report by the Conference Board. It is expected that the economy will grow by 1.7% in 2018. The economy is also expected to expand by 2.5% in 2019, the report says. The country's unemployment rate is currently at 3.7%. It is the highest level in the United States since the early 1990s. The unemployment rate has been in the low to mid-teens for the past five years, the study says. It has been the lowest since the mid-1990s, it adds. The United States has the highest rate of unemployment in the world, at 2.9%. The U.N. has the lowest unemployment rate, at 1.8%. It has also been the highest since the late 1990s, the World Health Organisation says, with the lowest rate since the 1990s and the lowest level since the 1980s. In 2018, the unemployment rate was 2.4%. It was the lowest in the industrialized world. It was 1.9% in 2013, the highest in the past decade. The number of people working in health care is up 1.4% from the year before.

Arts and culture

Millionaire's Row has many homes built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by successful tobacco planters. The entire area of "Penn's Bottom", the nickname for the part of Main Street that was developed as the first suburb of Danville during the tobacco boom, has been designated as a historic district. The Old West End, Tobacco Warehouse, Downtown Danville, HolbrookRoss Street, and North Main Street are recognized historic districts. Danville is known as "the city of churches" because it has more churches per square mile than any other city in the state of Virginia. The Danville Mall, formerly Piedmont Mall, opened in 1984. See Danville River District for more information on the River District. See the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History for more details on the Museum's grounds and facilities. See also the City of Virginia for more about the history of the city and the state's capital, Richmond, Virginia, which was founded in 1804. See Also the City Of Virginia for the history and culture of the state and the region that once was known as the "Capital of the Confederacy" after the fall of Richmond in 1864. See The City ofVirginia for more info on the city's history and the history that made it the "Capitol of the Confederate States of America" in the early 19th century. The city is home to the Virginia State Museum for the Fine Arts, which is located in a former tobacco processing factory.

Government

City council consists of nine members elected from single-member districts representing residents. City council selects mayor and vice mayor from among its members to serve two-year terms. The city council has the power "to adopt and enforce legislative and budgetary ordinances, policies, and rules and regulations necessary to conduct the public's business" The city manager is hired by council to supervise the city government and ensure that the ordinances and policies made by the city council are carried out in an effective manner. The mayor is chosen from among the members of the council to serve a three-year term. The City of Danville has a councilmanager government in which a city manager oversees the city's government and makes sure it is running in a successful manner. It has a population of 2,000. It is located in the eastern part of the state. It was founded in 1836. The first city council was formed in 1837. The current city manager was elected in 1852. The council has a term of office of two years. It began with a mayor and a vice mayor, and has since expanded to nine members. It also has a city council manager, who is appointed by the council and serves a two- year term. Its mayor is elected for a three year term, and the vice mayor is selected from the council for a four-yearterm, as is the city manager. Its city manager supervises the citygovernment and ensures that it is run in a effective manner, and is responsible for making sure that the council's policies are implemented.

Sports

The Danville Braves were a minor league baseball team in Danville from 1993 to 2020. They competed in the Appalachian League as a farm team of the Atlanta Braves. The Braves played their home games at American Legion Field. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Braves were replaced by the Danville Otterbots in the revamped league designed for rising college freshman and sophomores. The team was known as the "Danville Braves" until the end of the 2011 season. The Atlanta Braves are now known as "The Atlanta Braves" and play in the National League. The Danville Oterbots are a collegiate summer baseball league. They play their games at American Legion Field in the town of Danville, Georgia. The Oterbot's home games are played at the University of Georgia's baseball stadium, which was built in the 1960s and 1970s. They are currently playing in the college summer league, which is run by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia Southern University-Chapel Hill Cougars. The club's website is: www.danvilleotterbots.com.

Education

The state's public and private schools are divided into elementary and high schools. The state's colleges and universities are also divided into secondary and tertiary schools. There are no public or private colleges or universities in the state. There is no public high school or high school in the State of North Carolina, but there is a high school and a middle school. The State of the North Carolina is the largest state in the U.S. in terms of students enrolled in public schools, with more than 1.2 million students in 2013-14. The population of the state is more than 2.3 million, the state's highest level of education, and it is the second-largest in the country after the state of California. The U.N. has more than 3.5 million students, the highest level in the world, and is the third-largest state university in the United States. It is the fourth-largest private college and university in North Carolina. It has more students than any other state college or university, with 1.4 million students. It also has the largest number of private schools in the nation, with over 1,000 students in private schools and more than 300 in private academies. It was the first state to have a state high school, and the first to have private high schools in its state, in 1973-74. The first private high school was in 1974-74, in Piedmont, North Carolina; it is now the second largest.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Danville, Danville City, Virginia = 82. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 91. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Danville = 4.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 42,590 individuals with a median age of 42.5 age the population dropped by -7.72% in Danville, Danville City, Virginia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 970 residents per square mile of area (380/km²). There are average 2.21 people per household in the 19,502 households with an average household income of $32,480 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 12.60% of the available work force and has dropped -3.31% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.78%. The number of physicians in Danville per 100,000 population = 342.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Danville = 44 inches and the annual snowfall = 6.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 115. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 221. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 27.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 37, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Danville, Danville City, Virginia which are owned by the occupant = 49.88%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 48 years with median home cost = $74,250 and home appreciation of -4.35%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $6.80 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,463 per student. There are 12.7 students for each teacher in the school, 384 students for each Librarian and 363 students for each Counselor. 4.85% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.61% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.32% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).