Danville, West Virginia

Danville, West Virginia
Town
Danville Community Center
Danville Community Center
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Location of Danville in Boone County, West Virginia.
Location of Danville in Boone County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°4′40″N 81°50′9″W / 38.07778°N 81.83583°W / 38.07778; -81.83583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.08 sq mi (2.81 km2)
 • Land1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
660
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
645
 • Density562.62/sq mi (217.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25053
Area code304
FIPS code54-20212[3]
GNIS feature ID1537999[4]
Websitedanvillewv.org
This photo from 1974 is captioned: "Coal yard with loaded rail cars ready to be shipped to customers out of Danville, West Virginia, near Charleston. It is one of the largest transshipment points for coal in the world. A constant stream of rail cars loaded with coal is moved in and out of the small town."

Danville is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 660 at the 2020 census.[2] Danville was incorporated in 1911 and named for Dan Rock,[5] the town's first postmaster. Danville was formerly known as Newport and Red House.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 199.