Daviess County | |
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![]() 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 | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | December 29, 1836 |
Named after | 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 (2024)[1] | 8,541 ![]() |
• Density | 15/sq mi (6/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.