Danville

History

Danville was founded in 1824, Danville was incorporated as a town in 1835. The Ora Adams House, Leander Campbell House, Danville Courthouse Square Historic District, Danville Main Street Historic District, Dr. Jeremiah and Ann Jane DePew House, Hendricks County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, Twin Bridges, and Wilson-Courtney House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Danville is located at the center of Hendricks County. U.S. Route 36 is the town's Main Street, leading east to downtown Indianapolis and west to Decatur, Illinois. Indiana State Road 39 joins US-36 briefly in the center of town but leads north to Lizton and Interstate 74, and south to Center Valley and Interstate 70. According to the 2010 census, Danville has a total area of , of which (or 99.28%) is land and (or 0.72%) is water. The West Fork of White Lick Creek, a tributary of the White River, flows north-to-south through the eastern side of the town. *2R2 – Hendricks County Airport

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,480
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  21,384
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  20,983
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,960
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  19,239
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  18,560
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,381
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,475

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2023-10-31
  7 km ESE of Linden, Indiana
• M 3.82 — 2021-06-17
  Illinois-Indiana border region
• M 3.8 — 2010-12-30
  6 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
• M 3.8 — 2004-09-12
  4 km NW of Manilla, Indiana