Daviess County | |
|---|---|
 Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′N 93°59′W / 39.96°N 93.99°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | December 29, 1836 |
| Named for | Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess |
| Seat | Gallatin |
| Largest city | Gallatin |
| Area | |
• Total | 569 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
| • Land | 563 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Water | 5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,430 |
• Estimate (2021)[1] | 8,399 |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (5.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | https://www.daviesscountymo.gov |
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,430.[2] Its county seat is Gallatin.[3] The county was organized December 29, 1836, from Ray County and named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, a soldier from Kentucky who was killed in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe.[4]
The county includes the town of Jamesport, which has the largest Amish community in Missouri.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Daviess County, Missouri". Census.gov. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 283.