Danville is a city in southern Virginia, located just to the south of Lynchburg, southwest of Roanoke, and north of Greensboro. Danville is an independent city, which means that it essentially functions as its own county. Danville was established around the Dan River, from which it takes its name.
One of the most notable attractions in Danville for outsiders is the AAF Tank Museum, which is home to historic armored vehicles of many different types. Other things to do in the city include visiting the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History and the Danville Science Center.
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Population
Danville was discovered by William Byrd when he was exploring the region that would be the border between Virginia and North Carolina. While this occurred in 1728, the area was first settled in 1792 as Wynne’s Falls, though it was renamed Danville one year later.
Demographics
The demographics of Danville are freely available on the US Census Bureau’s website, but we’ve also gathered some of the city’s data here so that it’ll be easy to find:
- 41.3% White
- 4.7% Hispanic or Latino
- 51.5% African American
- 1.4% Asian
- 0.5% Native American
The population of Danville is 40,000 people, and there are 18,400 households in the city. The median value of a home within the city is $91,000, and the median gross rent is $659.
Fun Facts
- Like many of the towns in Virginia, Danville was originally founded due to the tobacco industry. Danville originally started out as a tobacco market.
- In 1882, the largest-ever single-unit yarn mill was built in Danville.
- Danville was known for the quality of its “bright leaf” tobacco, which is incidentally also the name of a movie, 1950’s Bright Leaf starring Gary Cooper.
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