Jones County Area:
395.4 sq. miles (393.8 land and 1.6 water)
211,500 Acres of forest land  
Rank of county size (1 = largest): 61 of 159 Georgia counties

Municipalities:
Gray (County Seat)
Haddock (Unincorporated)

Type of Government:
Jones County County Commission--Commission Chairman and
4 district commissioners
Gray Mayor and City Council--Mayor and 5 district councilmen

Emergency Numbers:
All Emergencies                        911
Gray Police Dept.                     (478) 986-6381
Jones County Sheriff's Dept.     (478) 986-3489 -or- (478) 986-3479
Forest Fire                               (478) 986-3593


2005 Population Estimates:
(Middle GA RDC - 2000 Report)       Jones County     30,220
(2005 Census Records)                  Jones County     26,836
Gray                                             2,109
Georgia                                         9.4 million
USA                                              301.2 million

Year 2010 Jones County Population Projections:
(Georgia Office of Planning & Budget)         29,634
(Middle GA RDC)                                      40,803

2000 Census Information:
    Total # of Households                  8,659
    Average Persons per Household     2.65
    Total Number of Families, 2000     6,668


Web sites with Gray and Jones County statistics:
Bureau of Economic Analysis--www.bea.doc.gov
Census Bureau--www.census.gov
GA Dept. of Economic Development--www.georgiainfosource.com/community
(Also see Development Authority -- Community Economic Profile)

Churches:
63 Churches, 6 Religious Affiliations 

Local Media:
    Newspaper
       The Jones County News (Weekly)  5,500 Circulation
      The Macon Telegraph and News (Daily)  56,000 Daily, 76,000 Weekend

Cable Service:
CommuniComm--Gray Area
Cox Cable--Macon area of Jones County near the Bibb County line
Klip Interactive, LLC-- Haddock Area

Postal Service:
City:  Gray Post Office 
County:  Haddock Post Office

UPS:
Gray Drug Company
Rite Aid Pharmacy

Banks:
City/Gray - 6
County/Haddock - 1
Credit Union - 1

Medical Services:
Physicians - 3
Chiropractors -  2
Dentists- 3
Orthodontist - 1 

Resident Health Care:
Nursing Homes - 2 Gray and Bradley (162 beds)
Assisted Living Center  - 1

Veterinary Services:
Veterinarians - 3    

Schools:
Jones County School System
125 Stewart Avenue
Gray GA 31032
(478) 986-6580

Library:
Jones County Public Library
7,500 sq. ft. - 35,000 Volumes
P. O. Box 156
Railroad Street
Gray, GA 31032
(478) 986-6626

Zip Codes for Jones County Communities:
Bradley, Clinton, Gray, James, Wayside 31032
Haddock 31033
Round Oak 31038
East Juliette 31046
Macon Addresses in Jones County 31211, 31217
Griswoldville 31217

Jones County Animal Shelter
395 Eatonton Highway
Gray, GA 31032
(478) 986-1427
Hours of operation--Monday through Saturday 9-12
This not-for-profit animal shelter has the mission to pick up stray animals in the community and place them  for adoption.  The service makes every effort to educate the public about over population and responsible pet ownership.  The animal control officer is M C Harris, and the Animal Shelter office manager is Tina Cole.  Monetary, supply and volunteer donations are gladly accepted.