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Danville, Missouri

Danville, Missouri
Danville is located in Missouri
Danville
Danville
Location within Missouri
Danville is located in the United States
Danville
Danville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°54′45″N 91°31′57″W / 38.91250°N 91.53250°W / 38.91250; -91.53250
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMontgomery
Area
  Total
0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
  Land0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
  Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation804 ft (245 m)
Population
  Total
28
  Density74.2/sq mi (28.65/km2)
ZIP Code
63361
FIPS code29-18190
GNIS feature ID2587062[2]

Danville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 28.[3]

History

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Danville was laid out in 1834 and named after Danville, Virginia, the native home of an early settler.[4] A post office at Danville was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1942.[5]

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Danville CDP has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 1.57%, are water.[1] The community sits on a ridge which drains north to Rumbo Branch and south to Sallee Branch, both west-flowing tributaries of the Loutre River, part of the Missouri River watershed.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201034
202028−17.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Education

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It is in the Montgomery County R-II School District.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Danville, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "P1. Race – Danville CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2025. - Text list