Jones County, Iowa

Jones County
Jones County Courthouse
Map of Iowa highlighting Jones County
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Map of the United States highlighting Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°07′12″N 91°08′05″W / 42.12°N 91.134722222222°W / 42.12; -91.134722222222
Country United States
State Iowa
FoundedDecember 21, 1837
Named forGeorge Wallace Jones
SeatAnamosa
Largest cityAnamosa
Area
 • Total577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land576 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Water1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,646
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.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]

Jones County is included in the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Corbit, Robert McClain (1910). History of Jones County, Iowa: Past and Present, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 27.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 170.
  5. ^ 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.