Editing Jones, Oklahoma

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'''Jones''' is a town in [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]], [[Oklahoma]]. It is named after [[Charles G. Jones]], a three-time mayor of Oklahoma City. The population was 2,692 at the time of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==History==

===Early history===
Jones was plotted as a townsite on April 22, 1898 by [[Luther F. Aldrich]] before the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad constructed a line from [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]] to [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]. Aldrich named the town after his friend and business associate, [[Charles G. Jones|Charles G. "Gristmill" Jones]] who was a three-time mayor of Oklahoma City. Jones later named his eldest son Luther.<ref name="joneshistory">Hedglen, Thomas L. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JO016 "Jones,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed June 2, 2016.</ref>

Jones is located just south of the place that [[Washington Irving]] described as "The Ringing of Horses" in the book ''A Tour on the Prairies'' (1835).<ref name="joneshistory"/>

Jones was incorporated as a city on January 4, 1909. The 1910 Census counted the population at 163.<ref name="joneshistory"/>

===2007 ice storm and Jones High School fire===
In December 2007, a devastating [[Mid-December 2007 North American Winter storms|ice storm]] hit much of Oklahoma. It resulted in a fire at Jones High School, causing the school to burn to the ground. The new school was finished in 2010, after taking three years to build. The new school has a commons area and a theatre for drama club.

===Earthquakes===
On August 27, 2009, there were six earthquakes, the strongest of which registering a 3.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale, which occurred at 9:09{{nbsp}}pm Central Standard Time.

On January 15, 2010, there were four earthquakes, the strongest of which registering a 4.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale, which occurred at 9:25{{nbsp}}am Central Standard Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=M4.0 – Oklahoma|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010rmbk/us/index.html|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref>

On January 24, 2010, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Jones at 1:15{{nbsp}}am Central Standard Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Another small earthquake shakes eastern Oklahoma County|url=http://newsok.com/another-small-earthquake-shakes-eastern-oklahoma-county/article/3434433|publisher=NewsOK|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=M3.7 – Oklahoma|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010rwan/us/index.html|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref>

On February 27, 2010, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck, east of [[Oklahoma City]] at 4:22{{nbsp}}pm Central Standard Time,<ref>{{cite web|title=M4.1 – Oklahoma|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010tfe4/us/index.html|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref> preceded by a foreshock of magnitude 3.1 farther west on February 26 at 3:02{{nbsp}}am local time.<ref>{{cite web|title=M3.1 – Oklahoma|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010tea3/us/index.html|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref>

On October 13, 2010, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit, {{convert|10|mi|km}} east of [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]] at 9:06{{nbsp}}a.m.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kimball|first=Michael|title=Oklahoma earthquake: State survey lowers magnitude to 4.7 |url=http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-earthquake-state-survey-lowers-magnitude-to-4.7/article/3504342?custom_click=headlines_widget|publisher=NewsOK|access-date=November 19, 2010}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|13.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Jones is located in the [[Cross Timbers]] [[ecoregion]] and the [[Central Oklahoma|Frontier Country]] [[tourism region]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=ftp://newftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/ok/ok_eco_pg.pdf|title=Ecoregions of Oklahoma}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelok.com/cities-and-regions|title=Cities & Regions|website=TravelOK}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 163
|1920= 214
|1930= 288
|1940= 260
|1950= 476
|1960= 794
|1970= 1666
|1980= 2270
|1990= 2424
|2000= 2517
|2010= 2692
|2020= 2885
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,517 people, 914 households, and 673 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|184.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 986 housing units at an average density of {{convert|72.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 88.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.34% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.94% of the population.

There were 914 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,806, and the median income for a family was $41,495. Males had a median income of $31,406 versus $23,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,388. About 9.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JO016 Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Jones]
* [http://www.townofjonescity.com/ Town of Jones City]

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