Daviess County, Indiana

Founding: 1817
Parent county: Knox

Namesake: Joseph Daveiss, Indiana militiaman
Seat: Washington (1818–)

Land area: 429 square miles

Population (2020): 33,381

Population (historic): 3,432 (1820); 10,352 (1850); 21,553 (1880); 29,914 (1900); 25,832 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; one CDP; ten townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,866 (22.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $935
Average outbuilding value (1930): $719

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,602
Average farm size (1920): 85.9 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, and Ireland

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Washington

Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president

Founding: 1815 (platting); 1816 (incorporation); 1817 (post office)

Population (2020): 12,017

Population (historic): 2,901 (1870); 8,551 (1900); 9,070 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1910–1950; 1960s; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,806 (34.1%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Frank Cunningham Farm (1868). 12410 East 200 North. Barr. Italianate/Classical Revival.
2. St. Patrick Rectory (1895). 4962 South 800 East. Reeve. Eastlake.
3. George White Farm (c. 1860). 1786 East 500 South. Veale.

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