What is the population of Jones County?

The population of Jones County, SD is 938.

Where is Jones County located?

Jones County, SD is located at latitude 43.9606100 and longitude -100.6897200. It is in United States.

What is the area of Jones County?

The area of Jones County, SD is 2517 km².

What is the elevation of Jones County?

Jones County, SD has an elevation of 678 meters (2224 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Jones County in?

Jones County, SD is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Jones County changed?

The population of Jones County, SD has decreased from 1,006 (2010) to 938 (2020), a change of -6.8%.

Jones County, South Dakota

Jones County: county in South Dakota, United States

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Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,006. After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 938 inhabitants. Its county seat is Murdo. The county was created 110 years ago in 1915.

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Jones County at a glance

Jones County currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Murdo

Population 459

Quick Facts about Jones County

Population	938 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	South Dakota (United States)
Different from	Jones County, Jones County, Jones County, Jones County, Jones County
Area	2517 km²
Water as percent of area	0.1%
Land as percent of area	99.9%
Latitude & Longitude	43.9606,-100.6897
Named for	George W. Jones
Capital	Murdo
Establishment	January 01, 1916
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	22:32:24 (18th April 2026)
Population growth	-7.25% (2010-2020)
Weather	51℉ Chance Snow Showers 7-days weather

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Geography

Jones County is located at 43°57'38"N 100°41'23"W (43.9606100, -100.6897200). It has 5 neighbors: Lyman County, Haakon County, Jackson County, Mellette County and Stanley County.

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The largest city of Jones County is Murdo with a population of 459. Other cities include and Draper population 31. See all Jones County cities & populated places.

Jones County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Jones County.

City Name	Population	Title
Murdo	459	City in and county seat of Jones County, South Dakota, United States
Okaton	43	Township in Jones County, South Dakota
Draper	31	Town in South Dakota, United States of America

Weather

51°F

Chance Snow Showers

16 mph NNW Saturday

A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Jones County has 5 neighbours.

Lyman County county in South Dakota, United States
Haakon County county in South Dakota, United States of America
Jackson County county in South Dakota, United States
Mellette County county in South Dakota, United States
Stanley County county in South Dakota, United States

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Demographics

According to census records, the population of Jones County decreased by 7.25% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	1,006	-	census
2011	1,004	-0.2%	estimation process
2012	991	-1.31%	estimation process
2013	972	-1.95%	estimation process
2014	956	-1.67%	estimation process
2015	917	-4.25%	estimation process
2016	931	1.5%	estimation process
2017	922	-0.98%	estimation process
2018	928	0.65%	estimation process
2019	903	-2.77%	estimation process
2020	938	3.73%	estimation process

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Jones County, Texas county in Texas, United States with a population of 19,875 people.
Jones County, North Carolina county in North Carolina, United States with a population of 9,250 people.

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