Jones County, Georgia

Jones County
Jones County
County
	Jones County Courthouse in Gray
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°02′N 83°34′W / 33.03°N 83.57°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 10, 1807
Named for	James Jones
Seat	Gray
Largest city	Gray
Area
• Total	395 sq mi (1,020 km2)
• Land	394 sq mi (1,020 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	28,347
• Density	72/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.jonescountyga.org

Jones County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,347.^[1] The county seat is Gray.^[2] The county was created on December 10, 1807, and named after U.S. Representative James Jones.^[3]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jones County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 170.