Danville, Kentucky | |
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![]() Downtown Danville | |
Nickname(s): "The City of Firsts"; "Birthplace of the Bluegrass"; "Title Town" | |
![]() Location of Danville in Boyle County, Kentucky. | |
Coordinates: 37°38′45″N 84°46′21″W / 37.64583°N 84.77250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Boyle |
Settled | 1783 |
Incorporated | 1787 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | James (J.H.) Atkins[1] |
• City Manager | Earl Coffey |
• Commissioners | Kevin Caudill Jennie Hollon Donna Peek Rick Serres[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.28 sq mi (44.76 km2) |
• Land | 17.18 sq mi (44.50 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,234 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 17,303 |
• Density | 1,003.1/sq mi (387.29/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 40422-40423 |
Area code | 859 |
FIPS code | 21-19882 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404185[4] |
Website | www |
Danville is a home rule-class city[6] in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county.[7] The population was 17,236 at the 2020 Census.[8] Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of the Boyle and Lincoln counties. In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[9] In 2011, Money magazine placed Danville as the fourth-best place to retire in the United States.[10] Centre College in Danville was selected to host U.S. vice-presidential debates in 2000 and 2012.[11]
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