Daviess County, Missouri
40 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,477
- Median household income
- $63,984
- ±2,702
- Unemployed
- 1.4%
- 54 of 3,900 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 77.6%
- 2,345 of 3,020 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Daviess | 8,399 (2021) | 102 N Main St, Gallatin | — |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Coffey | 150 (2021) | 100 East State Highway B, Coffey | — |
| City of Gallatin | 1,826 (2021) | 112 E Grand St, Gallatin | — |
| City of Jamesport | 556 (2021) | Po Box 222, Jamesport | — |
| City of Pattonsburg | 330 (2021) | Po Box 226, Pattonsburg | Website |
| Village of Altamont | 164 (2021) | Po Box 145, Winston | — |
| Village of Jameson | 70 (2021) | Po Box 14, Jameson | — |
| Village of Lock Springs | 36 (2021) | 200 Lock Springs Lake St, Jamesport | — |
| Village of Winston | 230 (2021) | Po Box 165, Winston | — |
Townships 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Benton | 476 (2021) | 14015 147th St, Pattonsburg | — |
| Township of Colfax | 638 (2021) | Po Box 33, Winston | — |
| Township of Grand River | 293 (2021) | Po Box 21, Jameson | — |
| Township of Harrison | 151 (2021) | 33283 Yard Ave, Breckenridge | — |
| Township of Jackson | 699 (2021) | 32806 Quarry Road, Jamesport | — |
| Township of Jamesport | 1,086 (2021) | 33029 Major Ave, Jamesport | — |
| Township of Jefferson | 462 (2021) | 13541 State Highway Kk, Winston | — |
| Township of Liberty | 847 (2021) | 26418 180th St, Gallatin | — |
| Township of Lincoln | 105 (2021) | 29543 State Highway B, Gilman City | — |
| Township of Marion | 256 (2021) | 18466 July Ave, Jameson | — |
| Township of Monroe | 180 (2021) | 31395 278th St, Gallatin | — |
| Township of Salem | 470 (2021) | Po Box 6, Coffey | — |
| Township of Sheridan | 441 (2021) | 31364 190th St, Hamilton | — |
| Township of Union | 2,150 (2021) | 24810 State Highway 0, Gallatin | — |
| Township of Washington | 145 (2021) | 11589 255th St, Gilman City | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess Community Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 91, Gallatin | — |
| Daviess County Special Road District 1 | Highways | 572 Lake Viking Ter, Gallatin | — |
| Jamesport Special Road District | Highways | 308 W Gillilan Rd, Jamesport | — |
| Lock Springs Special Road District | Highways | 28885 332nd St, Jamesport | — |
| West Fork of Big Creek Watershed | Irrigation | Daviess Soil & Water Conservation, Gallatin | — |
| Daviess County Library District | Libraries | 306 W Grand St, Gallatin | Website |
| Coffey Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 107, Coffey | — |
| Gallatin Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 11, Gallatin | — |
| Jameson Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 75, Jameson | — |
| Kaw Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 135, Altamont | — |
| Pattonsburg Rescue and Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 211, Pattonsburg | — |
| Daviess County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 209 Ash St, Gallatin | — |
| Daviess County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 67, Pattonsburg | — |
| Daviess County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 284, Gallatin | — |
| Daviess County Public Water Supply District 3 | Water supply utility | 116 Waterworks St, Gallatin | — |
| Livingston County Public Water Supply District 4 | Water supply utility | 4100 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
GALLATIN R-V
School district3 schools
602 S OLIVE ST, Gallatin, MO, 64640
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NORTH DAVIESS R-III
School district2 schools
413 E 2ND ST, Jameson, MO, 64647
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PATTONSBURG R-II
School district2 schools
1 PANTHER DR, Pattonsburg, MO, 64670
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TRI-COUNTY R-VII
School district2 schools
904 W AUBERRY GRV, Jamesport, MO, 64648
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WINSTON R-VI
School district2 schools
200 W THIRD, Winston, MO, 64689
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Albany Square Farmers Market (Albany)
Bethany Farmers' Market (Bethany)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.