Jones County
Also known as Jones County, Iowa, Jones County, IA
county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Founded
- December 21, 1837
- Named after
- George Wallace Jones
- Seat
- Anamosa
- Largest city
- Anamosa
- Total
- 577 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Land
- 576 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Water
- 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,253
- Density
- 35.8/sq mi (13.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Jones County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census the population was 20,646. The county seat and the largest city is Anamosa. The county was founded in 1837 and named after George Wallace Jones, a United States senator and member of Congress.
Jones County is included in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area.