Davis County, Iowa

Founding: 1844 (declared in 1843)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Garrett Davis, Kentucky politician
Seat: Bloomfield (1843–)

Land area: 502 square miles

Population (2020): 9,110

Population (historic): 7,264 (1850); 15,565 (1870); 15,258 (1890); 13,315 (1910); 11,150 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1970s; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Four cities; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,159 (32.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,622
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,304
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,089
Average farm size (1920): 119.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, and Pennsylvania
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Bloomfield

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1844 (platting); 1844 (post office); 1852 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,640

Population (historic): 287 (1850); 1,553 (1870); 1,913 (1890); 2,028 (1910); 2,226 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1844–1870; 1880–1900; 1910–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 483 (36.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Stone House (1857). Whitefish Trail along the Des Moines River. Salt Creek.
2. Byram Wilson House (c. 1832). 32873 227th Road. Union.
3. Henry Russell House (1859). 250th Road and Fern Road. West Grove. Razed.

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