The Town of Danville is located in the

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. It is one of the

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in California that use "town" in their names instead of "city". The population was 43,582 at the 2020 census. Since 2018, for four years in a row, Danville was named "the safest town in California". The

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runs through Danville. It was first a railroad that has been converted to an wide corridor of bike and hike trails as well as controlled intersections. Extending from Livermore to

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, the trail passes through Danville."Iron Horse Regional Trail." East Bay Regional Parks District. Undated.
Accessed 2018-03-10 Danville is also home to the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, Village Theatre and Art Gallery, and the Museum of the San Ramon Valley.

History

Often referred to as the "Heart of the San Ramon Valley," Danville was first populated by Native Americans who lived near creeks and camped on

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in the summer. Later, it was part of

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's grazing land as well as a Mexican land grant called Rancho San Ramon. Initially a farming community, the Town of Danville switched from wheat to fruits and nuts after the

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built a spur line through the area in 1891. It developed as a residential suburb in 1947 when the first sizable housing tracts were constructed and its population boomed in the 1970s and 1980s. The Danville Post Office opened in 1860 with hotel owner Henry W. Harris as the first postmaster. Churches, schools, farmers unions and fraternal lodges began as the community grew. The Union Academy, a private high school begun by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, served the county from 1859 to 1868, until it burned down. Danville Presbyterian Church was dedicated in 1875. Many early Danville buildings remain standing today. The original 1874 Grange Hall exists as well, and the original Danville Hotel remains downtown which was last renovated in 2016. Many of the early pioneer names appear on the streets and schools, including Baldwin, Harlan, Wood, Love, Hemme, Boone, Bettencourt and Meese. When the

came to the Valley in 1891, Danville continued to grow. Farmers built warehouses and shipped crops by rail, and residents were able to travel to and from Danville. John Hartz sold of his land for the Danville Depot and granted land access to the station. He then subdivided and sold lots east of the station, shifting the town's focus from Front Street to Hartz Avenue. Eventually, a bank, drug store, saloon, doctor's office and Chinese laundry joined the houses lining the street. The Danville Hotel originally sat across from the station and was moved to face Hartz avenue in 1927. The twentieth century found Danville affected by the wars, the

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, the depression, and new immigrants. In 1910, a public high school district was organized and San Ramon Valley Union High School was built. A library opened in 1913 with 104 books. St. Isidore's Catholic Church was first established in 1910. An Improvement League funded the first streetlights and paved roads in 1915. Danville continued as farm country into the 1940s. The Valley had a population of 2,120 people in 1940, growing to 4,630 by 1950. Developments such as Montair and Cameo Acres were built, the water and sewer districts extended their boundaries, and the new I-680 freeway which cut through Danville in the mid-1960. In 1982, Danville citizens voted to incorporate their community. In 2000, Danville's population reached 40,484. Danville was ranked as the safest city in California for a fourth year in a row, most recently in 2021.

Geography

Danville is set in a narrow section of the San Ramon Valley with the Las Trampas Ridge to the west and the

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to the east. The most prominent landmark of Danville is the backdrop of

, which stands to the east at and provides a picturesque backdrop for Danville and neighboring towns and cities. Sycamore Creek drains some of the Mount Diablo slopes and flows through Danville. To the north of Danville, the unincorporated town of

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sits in the uppermost reaches of the San Ramon Valley and extends into the surrounding hills. San Ramon, another affluent suburb, borders Danville to the south. Interstate 680, extending along the valley to the north and south, is the main route used by traffic in and out of town. Camino Tassajara is the main thoroughfare for east–west travel, most importantly to reach the eastern subdivisions far from the interstate. Camino Tassajara also provides access to the wealthy gated community of Blackhawk. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

Danville's weather typifies a

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. Summers are long, with hot days and cool nights. Winters are cool, with mild daytime temperatures usually in the 50s, and nighttime temperatures usually above freezing. Like in the rest of the

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, summers in Danville are extremely dry, and it's not uncommon for four to six months to elapse between the last drop of rain in the spring and the first rain in the fall. Winters are rainy, but periods of several days to a week of mild, dry, sunny weather are quite common even in midwinter.

Demographics

According to ''

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'', Danville's 94506 is the 14th wealthiest zip code in America. Danville is one of the wealthiest suburbs of

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and

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...

. Danville also ranks as the 2nd highest-income place in the United States with a population of at least 40,000. It is home to some of the most expensive real estate in the

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and the United States. According to

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, Danville's 94506 also has the fourth highest percentage of six-figure income earners in the nation, with 78% of Danville households having at least a six-figure income.

2010

The

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reported that Danville had a population of 42,039. The population density was . The racial makeup of Danville was 34,942 (83.1%)

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, 372 (0.9%)

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, 67 (0.2%) Native American, 4,417 (10.5%) Asian, 68 (0.2%)

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, 509 (1.2%) from other races, and 1,664 (4.0%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2,879 persons (6.8%). The Census reported that 41,796 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 56 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 187 (0.4%) were institutionalized. There were 15,420 households, out of which 6,034 (39.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,389 (67.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,140 (7.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 449 (2.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 452 (2.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 84 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2,801 households (18.2%) were made up of individuals, and 1,365 (8.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71. There were 11,978 families (77.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.10. The population was spread out, with 11,196 people (26.6%) under the age of 18, 2,117 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 8,050 people (19.1%) aged 25 to 44, 14,628 people (34.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,048 people (14.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. There were 15,934 housing units at an average density of , of which 15,420 were occupied, of which 13,020 (84.4%) were owner-occupied, and 2,400 (15.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 36,137 people (86.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,659 people (13.5%) lived in rental housing units.

Arts and culture

Museum Of The San Ramon Valley, California

Museums and historic sites

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the Monterey Colonial hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. History of Tao House Eugene O'Neill had wo ...

- ''Tao House''. * Museum of the San Ramon Valley (located in the restored 1891 Southern Pacific depot) *

Blackhawk Museum The Blackhawk Museum (founded 1988) consists of five distinct galleries in one facility located in Danville, California. It is best known for its significant collection of classic, rare, and unique automobiles. In addition to its gallery ''Classi ...

* All Wars Memorial (located in Oak Hill Park - est. 2005) * Veterans Memorial Building of San Ramon Valley

Libraries

The Danville Library of the

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is located in Danville. It is one of the busiest libraries in Contra Costa County by circulation.

Seasonal events

* The Kiwanis

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parade attracts over 40,000 people each year. * Hot Summer Sundays Car Shows, which is held on Hartz Avenue in Downtown Danville in July and August, features hundreds of vintage pre-1960s automobiles on display with live music. * The FallFest in late October draws craftspeople and artists to the area. * Annual lighting of the Danville Oak Tree at Christmas

Parks and recreation

* Mount Diablo State Park *

Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Las Trampas Regional Wilderness is a regional park located in Alameda and Contra Costa counties in Northern California. The nearest city is Danville, California. ''Las Trampas'' is Spanish for ''the traps'', or ''the snares''. The park belongs t ...

* Front Street Park * Baldwin School Park * Danville South Park * Diablo Vista Park * Green Valley School Park * Greenbrook School Park * Montair School Park * Oak Hill Park * Osage Station Park * Sycamore Valley Park * Hap Magee Ranch Park * Bret Hart Park

Government

According to the

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, as of February 10, 2019, Danville has 30,076 registered voters. Of those, 10,412 (34.6%) are registered Democrats, 10,381 (34.5%) are registered Republicans, and 7,963 (26.5%) have declined to state a political party. Throughout its history until 2008, Danville was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections.

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carried it by a 3-to-1 margin in 1984. However, in 2008,

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became the first Democrat to carry Danville in a presidential election. He narrowly won it again in 2012 with a plurality.

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carried it in 2016 by nearly 24 points and Joe Biden won it by nearly 29 points in 2020. In gubernatorial elections, it was similarly a Republican stronghold until 2014 when

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became the first Democrat to win the town in a gubernatorial election. The Town of Danville has a

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, with a five-person Town Council and an appointed Town Manager. Council members' terms are four years. Each year, in December, the council selects a new mayor to take office in January. The current Mayor of Danville is Newell Arnerich. Danville has its own police department, which consists of 42 full-time employees, including 30 Officers and 12 civilian support staff. In addition, it has 8 Reserve officers and 32 volunteers. Allan Shields is the current police chief. The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD) provides fire protection for Danville. A Special District, it covers 155 square miles includes the following communities: Alamo, Blackhawk, Diablo, the City of San Ramon, the southern boundary of Morgan Territory and the Tassajara Valley, all located in Contra Costa County.

Education

Public schools

Danville Schools are included in the

San Ramon Valley Unified School District The San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California. It has 36 school sites serving more than 32,000 students within the communities of Alamo, Danville, Blackhawk, Diablo, and ...

. * (John) Baldwin Elementary School * Del Amigo High (Continuation) * Diablo Vista Middle School * Creekside Elementary School * Green Valley Elementary School * Greenbrook Elementary School * Los Cerros Middle School * Montair Elementary School * Monte Vista High School * Sycamore Valley Elementary School * Tassajara Hills Elementary School * Vista Grande Elementary School
Charlotte Wood Middle School
*

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Private schools

* San Ramon Valley Christian Academy (Christian) * St. Isidore's School (Roman Catholic) * The Athenian School (non-denominational)

Notable people

* Larry Allen – football player, 14-year NFL career, member of

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champion

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– Miss World America 2020 *

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– Major League Baseball player, front office executive for the

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, subject of the book and film ''

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'' * Doug Bowser - businessman, president of

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- actress, ''

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'' *

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–

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– rapper; lives in Danville *

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– politician *

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- tight end for NFL's

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; attended Monte Vista High School *

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– power forward for NBA's

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- Soccer player who has played professionally in the

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* Duane Kuiper - Major League Baseball player and broadcaster for the

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, NFL linebacker; attended Monte Vista High School *

Jason Lucash Jason Lucash is an American inventor and entrepreneur who founded Origaudio. Lucash is a native of Danville, California and graduated from San Ramon Valley High School before receiving his bachelor's degree in Managerial Economics from the Univer ...

– inventor of

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* Mark Madsen - NBA player and coach; attended

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- screenwriter and producer *

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- screenwriter and producer *

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–

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second baseman * Sara Jane Moore – attempted to assassinate President

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* Bob Myers - general manager of NBA champion

; born in Danville *

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- vocalist of

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* Jeff Newman - MLB All-Star baseball player and manager *

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– winner of 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2007 *

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earli ...

– only

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-winning American playwright; wrote the three plays now generally considered his best work while living at Tao House (now the

) between 1937 and 1944 *

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- broadcaster for

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- baseball player for

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; born in Danville *

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- baseball player; attended

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- U.S. Representative; attended Monte Vista High School * Russell Simpson - actor *

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- actor; attended Monte Vista High School * Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger – pilot of

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who made an emergency water landing in the Hudson River and is credited with saving the lives of all 155 crew and passengers *

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(born 1952), chief media officer and executive chairwoman of Eko * Mark Tollefsen (born 1992) - basketball player, 2018-19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Christy Turlington - supermodel; attended Monte Vista High School *

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– Olympic swimmer, 2004, 2012 and 2016 gold medalist *

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- baseball pitcher *

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– professional boxer *

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- MLB outfielder 1998–2010; attended

* Chris Wondolowski - soccer player for

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and

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; born in Danville * Kevin Woo - vocalist for band

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; born in Danville * David Zuckerman - writer, producer of ''

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Danville Chamber of Commerce
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