Jones is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It is named after Charles G. Jones, a three-time mayor of Oklahoma City. As of the 2020 census, Jones had a population of 2,885.
History
Early history
Jones was plotted as a townsite on April 22, 1898 by Luther F. Aldrich before the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad constructed a line from Sapulpa to Oklahoma City. Aldrich named the town after his friend and business associate, Charles G. "Gristmill" Jones who was a three-time mayor of Oklahoma City. Jones later named his eldest son Luther.
Jones is located just south of the place that Washington Irving described as "The Ringing of Horses" in the book A Tour on the Prairies (1835).
On January 24, 2010, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Jones at 1:15am Central Standard Time.
On February 27, 2010, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck, east of Oklahoma City at 4:22pm Central Standard Time, preceded by a foreshock of magnitude 3.1 farther west on February 26 at 3:02am local time.
On October 13, 2010, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit, east of Norman at 9:06a.m.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Jones is located in the Cross Timbers ecoregion and the Frontier Country tourism region.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Jones had a population of 2,885. The median age was 39.9 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.7 males age 18 and over.
There were 1,082 households in Jones, of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.4% were married-couple households, 16.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,190 || 75.9%
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| Black or African American || 107 || 3.7%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 117 || 4.1%
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| Asian || 15 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 46 || 1.6%
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| Two or more races || 407 || 14.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 171 || 5.9%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census