 davis county is a county located in the u.s. state of iowa. as of the 2010 census, the population was 8,753. the county seat is bloomfield. davis county is included in the ottumwa, ia micropolitan statistical area. ==history== davis county was named in honor of garrett davis, a congressman from kentucky from march 4, 1839, till march 3, 1847, and later a us senator from kentucky. == geography == according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.5%) is water. === major highways === *20px u.s. highway 63 *20px iowa highway 2 *20px iowa highway 202 === adjacent counties === * wapello county (north) * monroe county (northwest) * van buren county (east) * jefferson county (northeast) * scotland county, missouri (southeast) * schuyler county, missouri (southwest) * appanoose county (west) == demographics == {{uscensuspop | 1850= 7264 | 1860= 13764 | 1870= 15565 | 1880= 16468 | 1890= 15258 | 1900= 15620 | 1910= 13315 | 1920= 12574 | 1930= 11150 | 1940= 11136 | 1950= 9959 | 1960= 9199 | 1970= 8207 | 1980= 9104 | 1990= 8312 | 2000= 8541 | 2010= 8753 |estyear=2013 |estima
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