Daviess County
Also known as Daviess County, Indiana, Daviess County, IN
county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- February 2, 1818
- Named after
- Joseph Hamilton Daveiss
- Seat
- Washington
- Largest town
- Washington
- Total
- 436.87 sq mi (1,131.5 km )
- Land
- 429.49 sq mi (1,112.4 km )
- Water
- 7.39 sq mi (19.1 km ) 1.69%
- Estimate 2025
- 34,209
- Density
- 79.7/sq mi (30.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Daviess County /ˈdeɪviːz/ is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 33,381. The county seat is Washington.
About 15% of the county's population is Amish of Swiss origin, as of 2017.