Danville, Kentucky Marketplace

Danville, located 35 miles southwest of Lexington, covers an area of approximately 15.09 square miles. The City’s broad-based economy includes agricultural, commercial, industrial, and educational enterprises. Danville, as the economic hub of Boyle County, has evolved into a regional commerce center. Residents of the City and surrounding areas shop, work, obtain a college education and medical care in Danville.

The ten largest employers in the county reflect a good mix of industries and long-term involvement in the area. Since 2003, there have been 2 new manufacturing firms located in the county creating 146 jobs and there have been 9 manufacturing expansions with an estimated 240 jobs. The supportive/service industries have had 5 expansions and 121 new jobs over the same period. The unemployment rate in the county was 6.1% in 2007, with 44,956 Boyle County residents employed in 2008. Some of the country’s most recognized companies employ our residents including: American Greetings, Timberland, Dana Corporation and Philips Lighting.

Today, the City of Danville is a thriving community blessed with an abundant water supply, highly efficient roads and infrastructure system, and a well-educated workforce. In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Also known as “The City of Firsts” Danville was the location of the first Courthouse in Kentucky (1785), the first U.S. Post Office west of the Alleghenies (1792), the first Capital of Kentucky (1785), and the first Political Club in the west (1786). In 1809, Danville’s own Dr. Ephraim McDowell became the first physician in the world to successfully remove an ovarian tumor. His patient was Mrs. Jane Todd Crawford.

Danville was also the location of the first college in the west (1783) and the first law school in the west (1799). The first state supported School for the Deaf opened in Danville in 1823. Among the “firsts” in Danville was the development of education for blacks. Danville was the site of the first black home school in Boyle County. The school was taught by Willis Russell, a teacher listed in the 1850 census. The first kindergarten for blacks was established by the City Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1881, John W. Bate established Danville’s first public school for blacks.

Danville is called the “Birthplace of the Bluegrass” since the first Constitutional Convention in the west was held at Constitution Square in 1792 when Kentucky’s first Constitution was signed. Danville is also hom e to the Great American Brass Band Festival and to the Pioneer Playhouse, an important part of theater in Kentucky.

 

 

Danville’s Community Vision Statement

The quality of life in our community, proven by Danville’s being recognized as the “Best Small Town in Kentucky” will serve as a building block for our future. The economic base of this area will be enhanced by a solid and active plan for development and retention of the industrial, commercial, services, tourist, agricultural, educational, and medical sectors of our community. This plan will allow us to maintain our position as a regional trade, medical, and employment center. We will continue to protect our historic heritage while providing a variety of cultural, entertainment, and recreational opportunities for our citizens. We will plan for and strive to maintain a clean, safe, well-governed, well-managed, fiscally sound, and environmentally pleasant community with an infrastructure of high quality. We will continue to protect and revitalize our neighborhoods and commercial areas. Inasmuch as there is not one single asset greater than another, we will strive to enhance all of our assets. We recognize that our community exists for its citizens.

 

 

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