Talk:Danville, California

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[edit] City Vs Town

I realize that it was referenced everywhere as a "city" in the article but according to the US census bureau its a town. So I changed the remaining references. If anyone can find where the gov says its a city - I'll change em back --ShakataGaNai 19:49, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I believe that California does not have a form of government called a "town". Danville is an incorporated municipality, which would normally be called a city. However since Danville incorporated after many decades as an unincorporated "town", it kept that designation. So, for categorization and other purposes it should be treated as a city, but it should be referred to as a town of Danville. Is that sensible? -Will Beback 23:26, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Thats fine and originally all the labels on the page were city (but slowly changed by people). I went to the census page above and it specifically says Town. I'm gonna see if I can find anything from california or danville's pages that are specific to if its technically a city or a town. --ShakataGaNai 00:08, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

The most official info I found was the charter (articles of incorporation) [1]. There it's called both a town and a municipality. The country sheriff lists Danville among its "contract cities".[2] -Will Beback 00:19, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

I wonder if danville even knows. If you look at the staff directory [3] they mention "town manager" and "city clerk". Oh well. Purely in the intrest of finding out the "offical" answer - I sent an email off to the previously mentioned city clerk. --ShakataGaNai 00:43, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

The city clerk wrote me back (very nice person). Short form: 1982 city was incorporated as "City of Danville". 1986 Town council officially designated danville as a Town. I think the article should refer initially danville as a city, and note that in 1986 it desegnated itself "town of...". But before that happens I have to find proof otherwise I'll be violating NOR Policy. (Oh and I found this small bit about the history [4] ). --ShakataGaNai 06:42, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your good research digging. I guess it's a city that calls itself a town. We can certainly call it a municipality. Cheers, -Will Beback 08:08, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

According to California law, there is no legal distinction between a city and a town (unlike many other US states, especially on the East Coast). The incorporated community can call themselves by either designation. BlankVerse 03:53, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Population

I am pretty sure the popuation figure is not right. I will check when I have more time. 216.90.172.158 19:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC) Josh

OH - I see. It was just missing a number. I fixed it. 41 thouand instead of 1 thousand.