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Welcome to Daviess County ...

Time Zone: Daviess County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Gallatin is the Seat for Daviess County.

Daviess County was founded in 1836 and was created by taking area from Ray County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Daviess had a population of 8,278 people. This is a decrease of 2.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,449 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Daviess represented 0.14% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Daviess County:

  • Altamont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Altamont is located in Daviess County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Coffey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coffey is located in Daviess County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Gallatin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallatin is located in Daviess County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <2>
  • Jameson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jameson is located in Daviess County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jameson <2>
  • Jamesport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lock Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Pattonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winston is located in Daviess County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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