Jones County, Georgia

Jones County is a located in the  of. It was created on December 10, 1807. As of 2000, the population was 23,639. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 26,836. The is.

History
The county is named after.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,024 (395 ). 1,020 km² (394 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.41%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 18.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 22.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 49.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,639 people, 8,659 households, and 6,667 families residing in the county. The was 23/km² (60/sq mi). There were 9,272 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.02%, 23.29% or , 0.17% , 0.53% , 0.03% , 0.25% from , and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,659 households out of which 37.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,301, and the median income for a family was $48,966. Males had a median income of $36,464 versus $26,736 for females. The for the county was $19,126. About 7.70% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.