Back مقاطعة جونز (جورجيا) Arabic جونز بؤلگهسی، جورجیا AZB Jones County, Georgia BAR Джоунс (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian জোন্স কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Jones Gông (Georgia) CDO Джоунс (гуо, Джорджи) CE Jones County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Jones County, Georgia Welsh Jones County (Georgia) German
Jones County | |
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.jpg) Jones County Courthouse in Gray | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′N 83°34′W / 33.03°N 83.57°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 10, 1807 |
| Named for | James Jones |
| Seat | Gray |
| Largest city | Gray |
| Area | |
• Total | 395 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
| • Land | 394 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,347 |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Jones County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,347.[1] The county seat is Gray.[2] The county was created on December 10, 1807, and named after U.S. Representative James Jones.[3]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jones County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 170.