Jones County (Georgia)
The Jones County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Gray, named after James Madison Gray, who financially supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Geography
The County is located about 30 km north of the geographic center of Georgia and has an area of 1024 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface, and borders clockwise to the following counties: Putnam County, Baldwin County, Wilkinson County, Twiggs County, Bibb County, Monroe County, and Jasper County.
History
Jones County was formed on December 10, 1807 30 County of Georgia from parts of Baldwin County. It was named after James Jones, a Congress Member of Georgia.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Jones County 23 639 people in 8,659 households and 6,667 families. The population density was 23 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 75.02 percent White, 23.29 percent Black or African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.25 percent from other races groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.71 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,659 households out of which 37.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.7 percent were married couples living together, 13.3 percent were single mothers and 23.0 percent were non-families. 20.2 percent of all households and 7.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.
27.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 to 24, 30.6 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 43,301, and the median income for a family $ 48,966. Males have a median income of $ 36,464, women $ 26,736. The per capita income was $ 19,126. 7.7 percent of families and 10.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.
Places in Jones County
- Blountsville
- Bradley
- Bragg
- Clinton
- Cumslo
- East Juliette
- Ethridge
- Five Points
- Fortville
- Gray
- Greenberry Crossroads
- Griswoldville
- Haddock
- James
- Morton
- Mountain Springs
- Pine Ridge
- Postell
- Round Oak
- Wayside