Danville, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 6,236.

Males: 3,098	(49.7%)
Females: 3,138	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 35619

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,315 (it was $38,968 in 2000)

Danville:	$44,315
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,325

Danville:	$19,325
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,210 (it was $76,700 in 2000)

Danville:	$99,210
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Danville:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Black (2.0%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Danville: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 81.3 square miles.

Population density: 77 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Danville

High school or higher: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Danville CCD

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 68.5%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 7.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.3%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Danville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Danville to the number of sex offenders is 1247 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Danville:	0.3% ($201)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (11.3 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (63.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (514.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hartselle, AL (2.5 miles ), Speake-Oakville, AL (2.5 miles ), Falkville, AL (2.9 miles ), Morris Chapel, AL (3.3 miles ), Decatur, AL (3.4 miles ), Priceville, AL (3.4 miles ), Trinity, AL (3.5 miles ), West Point, AL (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 34.43 N, Longitude: 87.05 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Chemicals (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Construction (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Danville-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 258% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Danville place center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 19.0 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Danville-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from Danville center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from Danville center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 70.8 miles away from Danville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Danville:

HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; HARTSELLE, AL)
PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DECATUR, AL)
DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DECATUR, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Danville, AL

Operable nuclear power plants near Danville:

12 miles: Browns Ferry 1 and 2 in Decatur, AL.
12 miles: Browns Ferry 3 in Decatur, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Danville:

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 32 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 41 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 49 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)

Public high schools in Danville:

SPEAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 485; Location: 6559 COUNTY ROAD 81; Grades: 0K-12)
DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 9235 DANVILLE RD; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Danville:

DANVILLE-NEEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 524; Location: 8688 DANVILLE RD; Grades: PK-04)
DANVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 394; Location: 5933 HIGHWAY 36 W; Grades: 05-08)

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Notable location: Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Danville include: Walden Chapel (A), Upton Chapel (B), Shady Grove Church (C), Danville Baptist Church (D), Danville Church (E), Rock Springs Church (F), Pumpkin Center Church (G), Ebenezer Church (H), Provident Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Johnson Cemetery (1), Johnson Chapel Cemetery (2), Freeman Cemetery (3), Penn Cemetery (4), Campground Cemetery (5), Stroup Cemetery (6), Stovall Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Danville Pond (A), Goose Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Danville Branch (A), Dutton Creek (B), Molly Branch (C), Johnson Chapel Creek (D), Mill Branch (E), Jones Creek (F), Rocky Ford Branch (G), Orr Creek (H), Rovers Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Danville: Danville-Neel Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Danville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.8%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Danville, AL

11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Danville compared to Alabama state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Utility gas (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Danville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	56.4%	15.5%	6.8%	4.3%	3.1%
Congregations	37.4%	19.0%	11.3%	1.0%	1.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.8%	1.2%	1.1%	7.8%
Congregations	2.1%	4.1%	1.0%	1.0%	21.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Madison County, AL	0.81% ($36,948 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, AL	0.74% ($27,656)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($27,850)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Madison County, AL	0.94% ($41,316 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, AL	0.53% ($32,432)
to Limestone County, AL	0.42% ($43,101)

Strongest AM radio stations in Danville:

WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHIY (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPL)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WHOS (800 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Danville:

WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)
W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)

TV broadcast stations around Danville:

WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66DH (Channel 66; DECATUR, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7

Kirk A Tollett, White Dairy Road 2.6 Miles Nnw Of Danville, Alabama, Type: Tower, Structure height: 151 m, Overall height: 151.8 m
Registrant: Commsouth Tower Associates, Crossville, TN 38557-0810, Phone: (931) 456-4656, Email:
Bonnie K Clark, 801100 Site Name: Al Oakville Cci 801100 801100, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107.3 m, Overall height: 110.6 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
Tim McDougall, 1558 Hwy 157 (Speake / 028146), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 78.6 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
b carter, 6568 Hwy 157 (#28157), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 94.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
b carter, Hwy 157, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
Hundley Batts, Whites Diary Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 150.7 m, Overall height: 152.2 m
Registrant: Tower Registration Services, Inc., 2420 Wilson Blvd, Suite # 220, Arlington, VA 22201, Phone: (703) 528-4400, Email:
CHRISTINE A VERRE, 5235 Highway 55 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 111.3 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Danville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7041S , Serial Number: 15067741, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/08/1967
Registrant (Individual): Jim Reale, 1850 County Road 209, Danville, AL 35619
Aircraft: BEECH C23 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8062R , Serial Number: M-1300, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 08/20/1970
Registrant (Individual): Dwight Coffey, 9100 County Road 203, Danville, AL 35619

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