Jones County, Iowa

Jones County
Jones County
County
	Jones County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
	Iowa's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°07′12″N 91°08′05″W / 42.12°N 91.134722222222°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	December 21, 1837
Named for	George Wallace Jones
Seat	Anamosa
Largest city	Anamosa
Area
• Total	577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
• Land	576 sq mi (1,490 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	20,646
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.jonescountyiowa.gov

Jones County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census the population was 20,646.^[1] The county seat is Anamosa.^[2] The county was founded in 1837 and named after George Wallace Jones, a United States senator and member of Congress.^[3]^[4]

^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Corbit, Robert McClain (1910). History of Jones County, Iowa: Past and Present, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 27.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 170.
^ United States Office of Management and Budget. "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). pp. 5, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2006.