Back مقاطعة جونز (داكوتا الجنوبية) Arabic Jones County, South Dakota BAR Джоунс (окръг, Южна Дакота) Bulgarian জোন্স কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা BPY Jones Gông (South Dakota) CDO Джонс (гуо, Къилба Дакота) CE Jones County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Dakota) CEB Jones County, De Dakota Welsh Jones County (South Dakota) German Κομητεία Τζόουνς (Νότια Ντακότα) Greek
Jones County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′N 100°41′W / 43.95°N 100.69°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1916 (created) January 15, 1917 (organized) |
| Named for | George Wallace Jones |
| Seat | Murdo |
| Largest city | Murdo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 971 sq mi (2,510 km2) |
| • Land | 970 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 917 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 855  |
| • Density | 0.94/sq mi (0.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
Jones County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 917,[1] making it the least populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Murdo.[2] Created in 1916 and organized in 1917, it is the most recently established county in South Dakota. [3] It was named after Granville Whittington Jones, an Arkansas-born clergyman/lawyer, who moved to Chamberlain, SD and became a noted Chautauqua speaker.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2015.