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{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Jones County | state = North Carolina | ex image = Jones County Courthouse - panoramio.jpg | ex image cap = Jones County Courthouse | seal = Jones County Seal.png | founded = 1779 | named for = [[Willie Jones (statesman)|Willie Jones]] | seat wl = Trenton | largest city wl = Maysville | city type = community | area_total_sq_mi = 473.72 | area_land_sq_mi = 471.39 | area_water_sq_mi = 2.33 | area percentage = 0.49 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 9172 | pop_est_as_of = 2023 | population_est = 9401 {{gain}} | population_density_sq_mi = 19.59 | coordinates = {{coord|35.03|-77.36|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}} | web = jonescountync.gov | district = 3rd | time zone = Eastern | flag = Jones County Flag.gif | logo = Jones County logo.png | motto = "Small Living. Big Opportunity. Ready to Grow." }} '''Jones County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the U.S. state of [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 9,172,<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> making it the [[List of counties in North Carolina|fourth-least populous county in North Carolina]]. Its [[county seat]] is [[Trenton, North Carolina|Trenton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Jones County is part of the [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], NC [[New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. There are only three incorporated towns in Jones County, [[Pollocksville, North Carolina|Pollocksville]], Trenton, and [[Maysville, North Carolina|Maysville]]. Two major highways in the county include: [[U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina|US 17]] which runs south to [[Jacksonville, North Carolina|Jacksonville]], and north to [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]] and [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]] which runs west to [[Kinston, North Carolina|Kinston]], and east to [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]]. ==History== The area eventually encompassing Jones County was inhabited by [[Tuscarora people|Tuscarora]] Native Americans before the arrival of German and Swiss settlers in the early 1700s.<ref name= vocci/> The county was formed in 1779 from the southwestern part of [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]]. It was named for [[Willie Jones (statesman)|Willie Jones]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n169 170]}}</ref> a planter, slaveholder, [[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] leader, and president of the North Carolina Committee of Safety during the war. He opposed state ratification of the [[United States Constitution]] and did not attend the [[Fayetteville Convention]], which voted to ratified it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jones, Willie |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000262 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Blackwell P. |year=1988 |editor-last=Powell |editor-first=William S. |title=Jones, Willie |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/jones-willie |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=NCpedia |publisher=University of North Carolina Press}}</ref> In 1784, the town of [[Trenton, North Carolina|Trenton]] was made the county seat of government.<ref name="vocci">{{cite web |last=Vocci |first=Robert Blair |date=2006 |editor-last=Powell |editor-first=William S. |title=Jones County |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/jones |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=NCPedia |publisher=North Carolina Government & Heritage Library}}</ref> The rural Low Country county was originally developed for plantations, which were dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans. The county's has heavily relied on agriculture (mostly [[tobacco]]) and lumber from its nearby forest.<ref name= vocci/> In 2004, the county's population slightly rose above 10,000 in a census estimate but has since decreased to 9,172 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> ==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q502492|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Jones County}} According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|473.72|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|471.39|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.33|sqmi}} (0.49%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files β North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The county is dominated by farmland and swamps.{{sfn|Bryan et al.|2013|p=43}} ===National protected areas=== * [[Catfish Lake South Wilderness]] (part) * [[Croatan National Forest]] (part) * [[Pond Pine Wilderness]] (part) ===State and local protected areas=== * [[Croatan Game Land]] (part)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref> * [[Hofmann Forest]] (part) ===Major water bodies=== {{See also|Category:Rivers of Jones County, North Carolina}} * [[Beaverdam Creek (Trent River tributary)|Beaverdam Creek]] * [[Catfish Lake South Wilderness|Catfish Lake]] * [[Trent River (North Carolina)|Trent River]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]] β northeast * [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]] β southeast * [[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]] β south * [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]] β west * [[Lenoir County, North Carolina|Lenoir County]] β northwest ===Major highways=== * {{Jct|state=NC|I-Future|42}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|17}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|70}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|258}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|41}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|58}}{{sfn|Bryan et al.|2013|p=44}} ===Major infrastructure=== * [[Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove]], small military base near Pollocksville ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 4796 |1800= 4339 |1810= 4968 |1820= 5216 |1830= 5608 |1840= 4945 |1850= 5038 |1860= 5730 |1870= 5002 |1880= 7491 |1890= 7403 |1900= 8226 |1910= 8721 |1920= 9912 |1930= 10428 |1940= 10926 |1950= 11004 |1960= 11005 |1970= 9779 |1980= 9705 |1990= 9414 |2000= 10381 |2010= 10153 |2020= 9172 |estyear=2023 |estimate=9401 |estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref><br />1790β1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 1900β1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref><br />1990β2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37103.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607000220/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37103.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/jonescountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Jones County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Jones County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37103&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 5,787 | 63.09% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 2,564 | 27.95% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 42 | 0.46% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 32 | 0.35% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 353 | 3.85% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 394 | 4.3% |} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 9,172 people, 4,045 households, and 2,644 families residing in the county. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 10,381 people, 4,061 households, and 2,936 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|22|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 4,679 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 60.97% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 35.87% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 4,061 households, out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.20% had a [[female]] householder with no [[husband]] present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99. In the county, the [[population]] was spread out, with 25.70% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males. The [[median income]] for a household in the county was $30,882, and the median income for a family was $35,180. Males had a median income of $28,662 versus $19,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,916. About 14.20% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Law, government and politics== Jones County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Eastern Carolina Council of Governments]]. The Jones County Government relies entirely upon an all volunteer (non-paid) fire department force segregated by geographic location(s). The Law Enforcement structure consists of one paid Pollocksville Police Chief, one paid Maysville Police Chief, and an elected Sheriff with a small (less than 25 person force) to handle law enforcement, detention, and emergency communications. The county government relies heavily on volunteer deputization. Emergency ambulance services consist of one full-time medical unit dispatched from the town of Trenton and relies heavily on other volunteer EMS personnel geographically scattered around the county to assist with a medical emergency. Additional EMS transportation vehicles are subsidized by EMS services provided by adjacent counties or private enterprises. There is no animal control unit. The County Detention Facility is a 21-bed (3 female) facility located in the basement of the county courthouse and the detention staff double up as the communications/911 emergency communications staff.{{PresHead|place=Jones County, North Carolina|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,409|2,007|47|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,280|2,197|48|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,974|2,065|96|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,837|2,352|41|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,817|2,378|32|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,607|1,893|13|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,114|1,822|28|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,682|1,829|204|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,438|1,962|446|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,649|1,946|7|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,062|2,025|12|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,401|2,198|31|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|948|2,016|47|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,650|1,093|57|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|361|1,225|1,780|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|776|2,129|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|585|1,920|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|415|1,952|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|331|1,673|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|113|1,238|55|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|211|1,221|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|233|1,371|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|188|1,563|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|132|1,449|4|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|658|486|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|179|692|2|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|385|964|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|233|712|0|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|35|635|125|North Carolina}} ==Recreation== Jones County lies {{convert|8|mi|km}} west of the Atlantic Ocean but the only waterfront areas in the county are along the Trent and White Oak rivers. Part of the Great Dover Swamp also lies within the county lines. Many enjoy boating and fishing activities as well as camping at the 17 Family Campground along Highway 17 north in Maysville. The Croatan National Forest offers hiking trails and wildlife viewing and the wide open spaces of fields and forests are a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. ==Communities== [[File:Map of Jones County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|300px|Map of Jones County with municipal and township labels]] ===Towns=== * [[Maysville, North Carolina|Maysville]]{{sfn|Bryan et al.|2013|p=43}} (largest community; also in Onslow County) * [[Pollocksville, North Carolina|Pollocksville]]{{sfn|Bryan et al.|2013|p=43}} * [[Trenton, North Carolina|Trenton]] (county seat){{sfn|Bryan et al.|2013|pp=43β44}} ===Unincorporated communities=== * [[Comfort, North Carolina|Comfort]] * [[Oak Grove, Jones County, North Carolina|Oak Grove]] ===Townships=== The county is divided into seven [[township (United States)|townships]], which are both numbered and named: * 1 (White Oak) * 2 (Pollocksville) * 3 (Trenton) * 4 (Cypress Creek) * 5 (Tuckahoe) * 6 (Chinquapin) * 7 (Beaver Creek) ==See also== * [[List of counties in North Carolina]] * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jones County, North Carolina]] * [[Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune]], major military base in Onslow County ==References== {{reflist}} ==Works cited== * {{cite book| last1 = Bryan| first1 = Sarah| last2 = Patterson| first2 = Beverly| last3 = Lanier| first3 = Michelle| title = African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina| publisher = University of North Carolina Press| date = 2013| location = Chapel Hill| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AtEVAwAAQBAJ| isbn = 9781469612799|ref={{harvid|Bryan et al.|2013}}}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{osmrelation|2528714}} * {{Official website|https://jonescountync.gov}} * [http://www.ncgenweb.us/jones/ NCGenWeb Jones County], genealogy resources for the county {{Geographic Location |Centre = Jones County, North Carolina |North = |Northeast = [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]] |East = |Southeast = [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]] |South = [[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]] |Southwest = |West = [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]] |Northwest = [[Lenoir County, North Carolina|Lenoir County]] }} {{Jones County, North Carolina}} {{North Carolina}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Jones County, North Carolina| ]] [[Category:New Bern micropolitan area]] [[Category:1779 establishments in North Carolina]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1779]]
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