Jones County, South Dakota

administration
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Murdo
Foundation :	1916
Demographics
Residents :	1006 (2010)
Population density :	0.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2517 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Jones County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It is named after the politician George W. Jones .

geography

The county covers an area of 2517 square kilometers; 3 square kilometers (0.12 percent) of this is water. It is divided into 13 townships: Buffalo, Draper, Dunkel, Grandview, Kolls, Morgan, Mullen, Mussman, Okaton, Scovil, South Creek, Williams Creek and Zickrick; and four disorganized territories: Central Jones, North Jones, Rich Valley, and Westover.

history

The county was incorporated on January 15, 1916 and the administrative organization was completed on January 16, 1917. It was named after the county of the same name in Iowa , whose name goes back to the politician George W. Jones .

The Murdo State Bank is one of five entries of the county in the NRHP.

Five buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 2, 2018).

Population development

Development of the population
1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2013
3004	3177	2509	2281	2066	1882	1463	1324	1193	1006	981

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Murdo

Communities ( towns )

Draper

Census-designated places

Okaton

Web links

Commons : Jones County (South Dakota) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Jones County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 157 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
↑ 1900–1990 excerpt from Census.gov . Retrieved March 20, 2015

43.95 -100.69Coordinates: 43 ° 57 ′ N , 100 ° 41 ′ W

[1] Jones County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 157 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.

[4] 1900–1990 excerpt from Census.gov . Retrieved March 20, 2015