Daviess County

Also known as Daviess County, Missouri, Daviess County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Missouri
Founded: December 29, 1836
Named after: Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess
Seat: Gallatin
Largest city: Gallatin
Total: 569 sq mi (1,470 km )
Land: 563 sq mi (1,460 km )
Water: 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 1.0%
Estimate 2025: 8,558
Density: 15.2/sq mi (5.9/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: www .daviesscountymo .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8430
Area: 1474
Official website: www.daviesscountymo.gov
Image: DAVIESS COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
Households: 3002

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water as percent of area: 1
Commons category: Daviess County, Missouri
native label: Daviess County
inception: 1836-12-29
per capita income: 24987

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Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,430. Its county seat is Gallatin. 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.

The county includes the town of Jamesport, which has the largest Amish community in Missouri.