Jones County
county in Mississippi, United States
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Summary
Jones County is a county of Mississippi[1]. It draws 1,410 Wikipedia views per month (county of mississippi category, ranking #15 of 82).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mississippi[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Laurel[5], Ellisville[6]
- Shares border with: Smith County[7], Jasper County[8], Wayne County[9], Perry County[10], Forrest County[11], Covington County[12]
- Named after: John Paul Jones[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Laurel[14]
- Headquarters location: Laurel[15]
- Commons category: Jones County, Mississippi[16]
- Inception: 1826[17]
- Coordinate location: 31.62, -89.17[18]
- Official website: https://jonescounty.com/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jones County, Mississippi[20]
- Population: 67,761[21], 67,885[22], 68,000[23], 68,582[24], 68,961[25], 68,215[26], 67,246[27]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jones County, Mississippi[29]
- Number of households: 24,855[30]
- Native label: Jones County[31]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109122[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Jones County, Mississippi[33]
- Different from: Jones County[34]
- Area: 1812[35]
- Water as percent of area: 0.7[36]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Jones County, Mississippi[37]
- Per capita income: 23,355[38]
- P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Jones County, Mississippi.tab[39]
Why It Matters
Jones County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]