Danville, Missouri
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Danville, Missouri | |
|---|---|
  Danville  Danville | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′45″N 91°31′57″W / 38.91250°N 91.53250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28 |
| • Density | 74.2/sq mi (28.65/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 63361 |
| FIPS code | 29-18190 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587062[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]
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
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.
