Daviess County, Kentucky

Founding: 1815
Parent county: Ohio

Namesake: Joseph Daveiss, Indiana militiaman
Seat: Owensboro (1816–)

Land area: 458 square miles

Population (2020): 103,312

Population (historic): 3,876 (1820); 12,362 (1850); 20,714 (1870); 38,667 (1900); 43,779 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1910; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; three CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,912 (6.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $726
Average outbuilding value (1930): $604
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,808
Average farm size (1920): 53 acres
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Owensboro

Namesake: Abraham Owen, Kentucky soldier

Founding: 1816 (platting as Owensborough); 1816 (post office); 1850 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 60,183

Population (historic): 229 (1830); 2,308 (1860); 6,231 (1880); 13,189 (1900); 22,765 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,177 (8.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. St. Alphonsus Rectory (c. 1875). 7950 Cummings Road. Italianate.
2. Hagan Farm (c. 1910). 1610 South Hagan Lane. Queen Anne/Classical Revival.
3. Willow Hill / Jesse Jones Log House (1821/1829). 5245 Jones Road. Razed.
4. Haphazard / Mason–Triplett–Bell House (c. 1820/1844). 717 Pleasant Valley Road. Federal/Greek Revival.
5. John McKay House (c. 1850). 4005 South Hampton Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.

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