Welcome to Jones County ...
Time Zone: Jones County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Murdo is the Seat for Jones County.
Jones County was founded in 1916 and was created by taking area from Lyman County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jones had a population of 903 people. This is a decrease of 10.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,011 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Jones represented 0.12% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Jones County:
- Central Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Jones is located in Jones County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Jones
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Draper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murdo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Jones
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Jones is located in Jones County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jones
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Rich Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rich Valley is located in Jones County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Jones County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Haakon County
- Jackson County
- Lyman County
- Mellette County
- Stanley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |