Danville is a town in Twiggs and Wilkinson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, Danville had a population of 165.
The Twiggs County portion of Danville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area. History Danville was originally called "Hughes", and under that name had its start about 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville". The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes.
Geography
Danville is located at (32.605607, -83.244762).
Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of town, leading southeast 137 mi (220 km) to Savannah and northwest 31 mi (50 km) to Macon. The town is also traversed by U.S. Route 80 and Georgia State Route 358.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Danville town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)1771398747.45%58.40%52.73%Black or African American alone (NH)191936751.21%39.08%40.61%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3000.80%0.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2070.54%0.00%4.24%Hispanic or Latino (any race)0640.00%2.52%2.42%Total373238165 100.00%100.00%100.00%
, of the 238 people in Danville, 209 lived in Twiggs County and 29 lived in Wilkinson County.
Education Residents of Twiggs County are in the Twiggs County School District. - Text list
Residents of Wilkinson County are in the Wilkinson County School District. - Text list
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