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Danville, WV map Population (year 2000): 550. Estimated population in July 2006: 539 (-2.0% change)
 

Males: 240  (43.6%)
Females: 310  (56.4%)

Boone County

Median resident age:  43.1 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25053.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,700 (it was $21,369 in 2000)
Danville  $22,700
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,800 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
Danville  $79,800
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Danville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

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Ancestries: United States (27.6%), German (12.2%), Irish (12.2%), English (7.8%), Dutch (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1911

Elevation: 692 feet

Land area: 1.08 square miles.

Population density: 497 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Danville

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Danville town

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 39.2%
  • Separated: 5.5%
  • Widowed: 16.0%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Danville, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Danville to the number of sex offenders is 77 to 1.

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

Danville:  0.5% ($376)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (23.4 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (154.2 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (478.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Madison, WV (1.6 miles ), Alum Creek, WV (13.9 miles ), Chapmanville, WV (14.6 miles ), Mitchell Heights, WV (15.6 miles ), West Logan, WV (17.8 miles ), Tornado, WV (18.3 miles ), Logan, WV (19.0 miles ), Sylvester, WV (19.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.08 N, Longitude: 81.84 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-7.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (14%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (11%)
  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Financial managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (18%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.57
US city average:  3.00

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Danville-area historical tornado activity is below West Virginia state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 57.1 miles away from the Danville town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 48.0 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Danville:
  • BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MADISON, WV)
  • THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV)
  • GUYAN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LOGAN, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Danville:
  • YEAGER (about 27 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 54 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 54 miles; BECKLEY, WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Danville:
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 17 miles; LOGAN, WV; ID: 6L4)
  • ONA AIRPARK (about 36 miles; MILTON, WV; ID: 12V)
  • KEE FIELD (about 39 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; ID: I16)

College/University in Danville:
  • BOONE COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: H C 81 BOX 50B; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Danville:
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 73 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 85 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 88 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
Public high schools in Danville:
  • BOONE CAREER-TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: HC 81 BOX 50-B; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • BOONE COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: HC 81 BOX 50-B; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Danville:
  • RAMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: RR 1 BOX 293; Grades: PK - 05)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Danville and their reported violations in the past:

CHAMBERS MHP (Address: 1025 VINEWOOD LANE, Population served: 83, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-17-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations
WHISPERING PINES MHP (Address: 1025 VINEWOOD LANE, Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-10-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-20-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-20-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-17-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2005)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 6 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  1.9 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  48.8%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.3%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  7.6%

Danville compared to West Virginia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Danville (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Danville Main Branch at 149 Smoot Avenue, branch established on 1902-03-17. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • United Bank: Danville Branch at 1661 Smoot Ave, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,808.1 mil, Deposits: $2,683.3 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.



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4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,549 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.92%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kanawha County, WV  0.94% ($24,611 average AGI)
from Logan County, WV  0.86% ($35,803)
from Lincoln County, WV  0.34% ($31,808)


5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,816 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kanawha County, WV  1.97% ($33,270 average AGI)
to Logan County, WV  0.48% ($33,865)
to Lincoln County, WV  0.47% ($34,278)


Strongest AM radio stations in Danville:
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Danville:
  • WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WJYP-FM (100.9 FM; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Danville:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

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