Jones County, Iowa

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The Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa, listed on the NRHP since 2003 [1]
The Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa, listed on the NRHP since 2003
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Anamosa
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 109
Anamosa, IA 52205-0109
Foundation : December 21, 1837
Made up from: Dubuque County
Area code : 001 319
Demographics
Residents : 20,638  (2010)
Population density : 13.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1494 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Jones County within Iowa
Website : jonescountyiowa.org

The Jones County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 20,638 residents and a population density of 13.9 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Anamosa , named after the Indian word for small dog or after the first name of the daughter of the Indian chief Winnebago.

geography

The county is located in east Iowa, about 50 km to the east from Illinois , to the northeast about 45 km from Wisconsin , and covers an area of ​​1,494 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Delaware County Dubuque County
Linn County Compass card (de) .svg Jackson County
Cedar County Clinton County

history

Jones

Jones County was formed on December 21, 1837 in what was then Wisconsin Territory . It was named after George W. Jones (1804-1896), a member of the US House of Representatives (1835-1839) and later US Senator from Iowa (1848-1859).

26 of the county's structures and sites are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 471 -
1850 3007 538.4%
1860 13.306 342.5%
1870 19,731 48.3%
1880 21,052 6.7%
1890 20,233 -3.9%
1900 21,954 8.5%
1910 19,050 -13.2%
1920 18.607 -2.3%
1930 19.206 3.2%
1940 19,950 3.9%
1950 19,401 -2.8%
1960 20,693 6.7%
1970 19,868 -4%
1980 20,401 2.7%
1990 19,444 -4.7%
2000 20,221 4%
2010 20,638 2.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

As of the 2010 census , Jones County had 20,638 people in 7,641 households. The population density was 13.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 96.4 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.

Statistically, there were 2.41 people each in the 7,641 households.

22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 48,254  USD . The per capita income was $ 21,641. 9.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Jones County

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

1 - partially in Dubuque County

structure

Jones County is divided into 16 townships :

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 03000822. Accessed March 22, 2018
  2. ^ Jones County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 26, 2011
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Jones County, IA ( July 12, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved July 10, 2012
  4. ↑ National Association of Counties.Retrieved January 7, 2012
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Jones County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 7 ′  N , 91 ° 8 ′  W