Place:Jones, South Dakota, United States

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NameJones
Alt namesJonessource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates43.95°N 100.667°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1916 - )
See alsoLyman, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Okaton
Inhabited place
Capa
Draper
Murdo
Westover
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jones County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 917, making it the least populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Murdo. Created in 1916 and organized in 1917, it is the most recently established county in South Dakota.

It was named after Granville Whittington Jones, an Arkansas-born clergyman/lawyer, who moved to Chamberlain, SD and became a noted Chautauqua speaker.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1916 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 3,004
1930 3,177
1940 2,509
1950 2,281
1960 2,066
1970 1,882
1980 1,463
1990 1,324
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