Danville, Arkansas
| Danville, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Yell County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°3′13″N 93°23′30″W / 35.05361°N 93.39167°WCoordinates: 35°3′13″N 93°23′30″W / 35.05361°N 93.39167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Yell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.3 sq mi (11.2 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,392 |
| • Density | 556.3/sq mi (213.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72833 |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-17320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0081853 |
Danville is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2010 census. Along with Dardanelle, it is one of two county seats for Yell County.
Danville is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Danville is located at 35°3′13″N 93°23′30″W / 35.05361°N 93.39167°W (35.053572, -93.391623).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.1-square-mile (0.26 km2) (1.40%) is water.
After Yell County was created in 1840, local commissioners met to select a site for the county seat, settling on what is now Danville as the best location. The city was laid out in December 1841 by James Briggs, James Williams, and Nerick Morse. The home of William Peevy in Monrovia, a few miles north of Danville, was used as a temporary county seat in the interim. The city was named after the steamboat Danville, which plied the Petit Jean River in the 1840s. A log courthouse was constructed at Danville in 1844, though this was replaced by a frame building by 1850. A Masonic lodge was organized in Danville in the late 1840s. The number of creeks in the area led to the construction of numerous water power mills around Danville.
The primary industry/employer is poultry farming and processing, along with other forms of agriculture.
As of the 2010 census Danville had a population of 2,409. The ethnic and racial composition of the population was 52.6% Hispanic or Latino, 42.1% non-Hispanic white, 2.1% African-American, 0.6% Native American, 1.5% Asian (all not from the generally delinated sub-groups) and 3.1% reporting two or more races.
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