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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 20,638 in the 2010 census, an increase from 20,221 in the 2000 census.[1][2] The county seat is Anamosa. The county was named in honor of George W. Jones, one of Iowa's first United States Senators. It is one of the three counties that make up the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 471
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| 1850 | 3,007
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| 1860 | 13,306
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| 1870 | 19,731
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| 1880 | 21,052
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| 1890 | 20,233
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| 1900 | 21,954
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| 1910 | 19,050
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| 1920 | 18,607
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| 1930 | 19,206
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| 1940 | 19,950
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| 1950 | 19,401
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| 1960 | 20,693
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| 1970 | 19,868
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| 1980 | 20,401
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| 1990 | 19,444
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~isjones/
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