Jones County, North Carolina
| Jones County, North Carolina | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina |
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 North Carolina's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1779 | |
| Named for | Willie Jones | |
| Seat | Trenton | |
| Largest town | Maysville | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 473 sq mi (1,225 km2) | |
| • Land | 471 sq mi (1,220 km2) | |
| • Water | 2.5 sq mi (6 km2), 0.5% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 10,153 | |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 3rd | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,153, making it the fifth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Trenton.
Jones County is part of the New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was formed in 1779 from the southwestern part of Craven County. It was named for Willie Jones, a planter, slaveholder, Revolutionary leader and president of the North Carolina Committee of Safety during the war. He opposed state ratification of the United States Constitution.
The rural Low Country county was originally developed for plantations, which were dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 473 square miles (1,230 km2), of which 471 square miles (1,220 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,381 people, 4,061 households, and 2,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 4,679 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.97% White, 35.87% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.70% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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