Danville is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,019 at the 2020 census.

History

Modern Danville had its start in 1923 by the merging of two neighboring villages called Buckeye City and Rosstown (Rossville). The original Danville was laid out by George Sapp, Sr. and Robert Waddell in 1813 and was named for Daniel Sapp, a soldier in the War of 1812.

Buckeye City is a neighborhood of Danville. Buckeye City was laid out in 1880, and was annexed by the village of Danville in 1923.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,044 people, 425 households, and 281 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 474 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 425 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the village was 33.8 years. 28.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Danville has a public library, a branch of The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County.

Notable people

  • Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, served as a missionary priest to Northern Ohio and established the Catholic church in the village.
  • Robert M. Nevin, attorney, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1901 to 1905
  • William E. Stanley, 15th governor of Kansas

References

  • Village website