Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
31% of residents are under 18 in Danube, against 20% in New York’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Herkimer House and Indian Castle Church. Danube has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Danube beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,187 in 1820, 953 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1900 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Danube, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Danube.
2% of working residents work locally in Danube, where New York’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%. Danube’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Little Falls (12%), Herkimer (11%) and Utica (7%).
| Danube | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Danube has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 13°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Danube since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Danube beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Danube.
| Danube | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Danube | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Herkimer Home State Historic Site, at 171 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Herkimer Home State Historic Site | — | 171 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Danube. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year10 mi LandmarkFort Dayton28 mi CaveHowe Caverns
37 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
24 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Danube
About 5 of every 100 Danube residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 places in Danube on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Danube is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 953 at the 2020 census, down from 1,039 in 2010. Early Palatine German immigrants in the eighteenth century named the town after the Danube River in Europe. The town is in southeastern Herkimer County, southeast of the city of Little Falls and south of the Mohawk River.
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Danube has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
