Jones County, Texas

Jones County
Jones County
County
	Jones County Courthouse in Anson, Texas
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°44′N 99°53′W / 32.74°N 99.88°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1881
Named for	Anson Jones
Seat	Anson
Largest city	Abilene
Area
• Total	937.1 sq mi (2,427 km2)
• Land	928.6 sq mi (2,405 km2)
• Water	8.6 sq mi (22 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	19,663
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.jones.tx.us

Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,663.^[1] Its county seat is Anson.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1881.^[3] Both the county and its county seat are named for Anson Jones, the fourth and final president of the Republic of Texas.^[4]

^ "Jones County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 170.