Jones County, North Carolina

Jones County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,381. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the southwestern part of. It was named for, a leader and president of the ; he was later the state's chief opponent of ratification of the.

Law and government
Jones County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,226 (473 ). 1,222 km² (472 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into seven, which are both numbered and named: 1 (White Oak), 2 (Pollocksville), 3 (Trenton), 4 (Cypress Creek), 5 (Tuckahoe), 6 (Chinquapin), and 7 (Beaver Creek).

Adjacent Counties

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 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,381 people, 4,061 households, and 2,936 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (22/sq mi). There were 4,679 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.97%, 35.87% or , 0.36% , 0.15% , 0.04% , 1.70% from , and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were or  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 living together, 15.20% had a   with no  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 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 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 for the county was $15,916. About 14.20% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.