Danville is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 934 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA - IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryDanville was founded in 1854.GeographyDanville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.76sqmi, all of it land.Danville is about 4 miles northeast of Geode State Park.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 934 people, 362 households, and 262 families residing in the city. The population density was 1228.9PD/sqmi. There were 387 housing units at an average density of 509.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 1.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.