Danville, also known as Houstons Store, is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Morgan County, Alabama Morgan County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 123,421. The county seat is Decatur. The county was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 ...

, United States, and is included in the Decatur metropolitan area and the larger

Huntsville-Decatur combined statistical area The Huntsville–Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area is the most populated sub-region of North Alabama, and is the second fastest growing region in the State of Alabama, with 659,486 living within the CSA. It is also currently the 57th largest ...

Demographics

Danville appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census with a population of 117. This was the only time it appeared on census rolls.

Notable people

Dave Albritton David Donald Albritton (April 13, 1913 – May 14, 1994) was an American athlete, teacher, coach, and state legislator. He had a long athletic career that spanned three decades and numerous titles and was one of the first high jumpers to use t ...

, a track and field athlete, won a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Albritton was the first African American to hold the world high jump record, at 6'9 3/4". *

Nathaniel Barrett Nathaniel A. Barrett (1861-1933) was an American physician and politician. He was born on January 16, 1861, in Lawrence County, Alabama, to David B. Barrett and Charlotte Wilson Aldridge Barrett. His father was a carpenter and contractor. Bar ...

, physician and politician

References

Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Alabama Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area {{MorganCountyAL-geo-stub