Danville, NH
Community Contact:
Danville Board of Selectmen
Doreen Moore, Town Clerk
PO Box 11
Danville, NH 03819
Telephone: (603) 382-8253
Fax: (603) 382-3363
E-mail: selectadmin@townofdanville.org
Web Site: www.townofdanville.org
Municipal Office Hours: Selectmen's Clerk: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; Town Clerk: Monday, 8:30 am - 1 pm, Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30 pm - 8 pm, and Wednesday, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
County: Rockingham
Labor Market Area: Haverhill MA-NH NECTA Division, NH Portion
Tourism Region: Seacoast
Planning Commission: Rockingham
Regional Development: Rockingham Economic Development Corp.
Election Districts
US Congress: District 1
Executive Council: District 3
State Senate: District 17
State Representative: Rockingham County District 7
Incorporated: 1760
Origin: One of several parishes of Kingston, first settled in 1694. It was chartered in 1760 as Hawke, in honor of Admiral Sir Edward Hawke. Never a popular name, the town was renamed in 1836 in honor of early settlers. There were at least three Daniels among them, which probably prompted the selection of the name Danville.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 420 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Danville' population grew well above the statewide average over each decade, going from 508 in 1950 to 4,023 residents in 2000. The town grew nearly eight times larger, increasing by a total of 3,515 residents. Decennial growth rates ranged from a 19 percent increase between 1950-1960 to a 92 percent increase between 1980-1990, the fourth highest increase in that time frame. The 2004 Census estimate for Danville was 4,327 residents, which ranked 84th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 371.7 persons per square mile of land area. Danville contains 11.6 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area.
Villages and Place Names: North Danville, South Danville |