Danville, Virginia metropolitan area

Location of the Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia

The Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 110,156 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 105,773).^[1]

MSA components

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities that are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.

One county and one independent city are included in the Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[2]

• Counties
  • Pittsylvania

• Independent Cities
  • Danville

Communities

Incorporated places

• Chatham
• Danville (Principal city)
• Gretna
• Hurt

Unincorporated places

• Blairs
• Chalk Level
• Dry Fork
• Grit
• Mount Airy
• Mt. Hermon
• Pickeral's Crossing
• Pittsville
• Renan
• Ringgold
• Sonans
• Straightstone
• Whittles Depot
• Tightsqueeze

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 110,156 people, 45,291 households, and 31,157 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 65.71% White, 32.64% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $31,027, and the median income for a family was $38,600. Males had a median income of $29,863 versus $21,383 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,071.

See also

• List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Virginia
• Virginia census statistical areas

References

1. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01)" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-03-27. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
2. ^ "Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components" (TXT). Metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan divisions defined by the Office of Management and Budget, November 2007. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-06-24. http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2007/List4.txt. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.