Profile for Danville, Kentucky, KY

Site of the first college and first post office west of the Alleghenies.

In a 25-minute operation performed without anesthesia, Ephraim McDowell removed a 22-pound ovarian tumor from his patient, 46-year-old Jane Todd Crawford. The surgery, performed in 1809, made history.

Ranked No. 3 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Local festivals include:

• Boyle County Fair - July 16-21, 2007
• Forkland Heritage Festival - Oct. 12-13, 2007
• Great American Brass Band Festival - June 7-10, 2007
• Boyle County Heritage Festival - March 2-4, 2007
• Great American Balloon Race - June 8, 2007
• Constitution Square Festival - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Heritage Festival - March 2-4, 2007
• Primitive Arts Festival - May 17-20, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Constitution Square State Historic Site, Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site, Danville Model Railroad Museum, Ephraim McDowell House

Colleges and universities: Centre College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Danville

Cemeteries (18)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (1)

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13% of Danville residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Danville ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Boyle County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Danville was $18,906, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Boyle County economic census
• Boyle County economic summary
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• Kentucky economic data

23% of Danville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Danville festival dates:

• Boyle County Fair - July 16-21, 2007
• Forkland Heritage Festival - Oct. 12-13, 2007
• Great American Brass Band Festival - June 7-10, 2007
• Boyle County Heritage Festival - March 2-4, 2007
• Great American Balloon Race - June 8, 2007
• Constitution Square Festival - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Heritage Festival - March 2-4, 2007
• Primitive Arts Festival - May 17-20, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Danville festival web sites:

• Boyle County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Danville

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• Geocaches in Kentucky

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• State historical society

Historic districts in Danville include Constitution Square Historic District, Danville Commercial District, East Main Street Historic District, Lexington Avenue - Broadway Historic District, Maple Avenue District, Warehouse District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Boyle County genealogy forum

Median rent in Danville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $353.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $802.

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Libraries in Danville include Boyle County Public Libraryary ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Danville include Advocate-Messenger

TV stations in Danville include WDKY.

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Boyle County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Danville political report.

• Boyle County Republican party
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The average commute time for Danville workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Danville between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Danville include Best Western Danville Inn, Comfort Suites Danville, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express.

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• Kentucky tourism bureau

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