Danville is a town in Twiggs and Wilkinson counties in the

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. The population was 238 at the 2010 census, down from 373 in 2000. The Twiggs County portion of Danville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.

History

Danville was originally called "Hughes", and under that name had its start about 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. The

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incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville". The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of

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Dudley Mays Hughes.

Geography

Danville is located at (32.605607, -83.244762). Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of town, leading southeast 137 mi (220 km) to

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and northwest 31 mi (50 km) to Macon. The town is also traversed by U.S. Route 80 and Georgia State Route 358. According to the

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

Demographics

, of the 238 people in Danville, 209 lived in Twiggs County and 29 lived in Wilkinson County.

Education

Residents of Twiggs County are in the Twiggs County School District. Residents of Wilkinson County are in the Wilkinson County School District.
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{{authority control Towns in Georgia (U.S. state) Towns in Twiggs County, Georgia Towns in Wilkinson County, Georgia Macon metropolitan area, Georgia