Jones Creek, Texas

The Father of Texas,[https://archive.org/stream/statuesofsamhous00unit/statuesofsamhous00unit_djvu.txt Full text of "Statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin erected in Statuary hall of the Capitol building at Washington. Proceedings in the House of Representatives on the occasion of the reception and acceptance of the statues from the state of Texas"]. Archive.org. Retrieved on October 17, 2011. Stephen F. Austin,[http://www.cets.sfasu.edu/story/markers/austin-marker.html Stephen Fuller Austin Marker] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614143127/http://www.cets.sfasu.edu/story/markers/austin-marker.html |date=June 14, 2010 }}. Cets.sfasu.edu. Retrieved on October 17, 2011. first settled in Jones Creek. His original grave resides in the Gulf Prairie Cemetery[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvgnj GULF PRAIRIE, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)]. Tshaonline.org. Retrieved on October 17, 2011. located on Gulf Prairie Roadtexasgen.org, query "Gulf Prairie" in Jones Creek. Emily Austin Perry[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpe39 PERRY, EMILY MARGARET AUSTIN | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)]. Tshaonline.org. Retrieved on October 17, 2011. (Stephen F. Austin's sister)[http://historianoftexas.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html The State Historian of Texas: May 2009]. Historianoftexas.blogspot.com (May 1, 2009). Retrieved on October 17, 2011. and her second husband, James Franklin Perry settled in Jones Creek too at the now historic Peach Point Plantation.[http://tsr.4101.org/markers/brazoria/78.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205042436/http://tsr.4101.org/markers/brazoria/78.html|date=December 5, 2008}} Jones Creek is named for Randal Jones, a military leader of early lower Brazos Anglo colonists. Jones led the June 22, 1824,[https://tshaonline.org/daybyday/06-22-003.html Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)]. Tshaonline.org (October 17, 1935). Retrieved on October 17, 2011. attack on a group of Karankawa Indians on the banks of a certain small stream of water in the lower Brazos region. Afterwards this particular creek near the San Bernard River became associated with the name "Jones", and the event was noted in history as the Battle of Jones Creek.[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btj01 JONES CREEK, BATTLE OF | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)]. Tshaonline.org. Retrieved on October 17, 2011. Thereafter, the area around the creek became described as Jones Creek too.

There are Recorded Historic Texas Landmarks{{Cite web|url=http://www.texas-settlement.org/markers/brazoria/|title =HISTORICAL MARKERS GUIDE: BRAZORIA COUNTY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509135522/http://www.texas-settlement.org/markers/brazoria/ |archive-date=9 May 2008 |url-status=usurped}} in Jones Creek for each of the following:

• Major Reuben R. Brown
• Battle of Jones Creek
• Major Guy M. Bryan
• William Joel Bryan
• Major James Peckham Caldwell
• Ellerslie Plantation
• Gulf Prairie
• Henry William Munson
• Peach Point
• Little Old House at Peach Point
• Emily Margaret Brown Austin Bryan Perry
• James Franklin Perry

Jones Creek is located in southern Brazoria County. Texas State Highway 36 runs through the community, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to Freeport and northwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Brazoria.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|6.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.61%, is water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jones Creek village, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4837984 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212195842/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4837984 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}

Notable parts of Jones Creek include: Perry's Landing (also known as Perry Landing), Peach Point, Peach Crest, and Gulf Park.[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgj03 JONES CREEK, TX (BRAZORIA COUNTY) | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)]. Tshaonline.org. Retrieved on October 17, 2011.

{{US Census population|align=left

| 1970 = 1763

| 1980 = 2634

| 1990 = 2160

| 2000 = 2130

| 2010 = 2020

| 2020 = 1975

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
2020 Census{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Jones Creek, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Jones%20Creek%20village,%20Texas |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 18, 2024}}

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As of the census of 2000, there were 2,130 people, 772 households, and 606 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|812.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 835 housing units at an average density of {{convert|318.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 88.08% White, 0.52% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 8.26% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.17% of the population.

There were 772 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,378, and the median income for a family was $48,269. Males had a median income of $40,694 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,023. About 7.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, named after the Father of Texas, serves the Jones Creek area. Austin Elementary, "The Pride of Jones Creek", is a Pre-K through sixth grade school, the only one in the district. The school's mascot is the gator, referencing the {{convert|11|ft|adj=on}} alligator that was found on the school grounds after flooding in 1989.

The city is served by the Brazosport Independent School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4837984_jones_creek/DC10BLK_P4837984_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jones Creek village, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=June 17, 2020}} Jones Creek residents attend:

• Stephen F. Austin Elementary School{{cite web|url=https://portal.metrostudygis.com/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2801fde8e72d427ba8aaaee8255d8257|title=Current elementary boundary maps|publisher=Brazosport Independent School District|access-date=June 17, 2020}} - Compare to a map of the Jones Creek city limits. Old map: {{cite web|url=https://www.brazosportisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_415374/File/District/About%20BISD/District%20Maps/BISD%20Elementary%20Boundary%20Zones.pdf|title=Elementary Boundary Zones|publisher=Brazosport Independent School District|access-date=June 17, 2020}}
• Freeport Intermediate School{{cite web|url=https://www.brazosportisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_415374/File/District/About%20BISD/District%20Maps/Feeder-Patterns.pdf|title=Feeder Patterns|publisher=Brazosport Independent School District|access-date=June 17, 2020}} - Since Jones Creek is zoned to Austin Elementary, according to this document, it is also zoned to Freeport Intermediate and Brazosport High.
• Brazosport High School

The city is also served by Brazosport College.{{cite web|url=http://www.brazoriacad.org/uploads/1/2/9/0/12902727/brazosport_college_map.pdf|title=Brazosport College Map|publisher=Brazoria County Appraisal District|access-date=June 18, 2020|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813131401/http://www.brazoriacad.org/uploads/1/2/9/0/12902727/brazosport_college_map.pdf|url-status=dead}} The Texas Legislature designated the Brazosport ISD as in the Brazosport College zone.[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]

The city is served by the Brazoria County Library System.

The city incorporated in 1970. The city government holds regular meetings.[http://www.vil.jones-creek.tx.us/information.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721042822/http://www.vil.jones-creek.tx.us/information.html|date=July 21, 2010}}

Jones Creek has lately gained a reputation among drivers in Southeast Texas as being a speed trap for vehicles passing through the community along Highway 36.[http://www.speedtrap.org/city/11293/Jones%20Creek Jones Creek Texas Speed Traps | The National Speed Trap Exchange]. Speedtrap.org. Retrieved on October 17, 2011.

The speed limit through the City of Jones Creek is governed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), not the city council.{{cite web |url=http://www.txdot.gov/driver/laws/speed-limits/setting.html |title=Setting Speed Limits |website=www.txdot.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023172327/http://www.txdot.gov/driver/laws/speed-limits/setting.html |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}

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• {{citation|last=Jones|first=Marie Beth|title=Peach Point Plantation: The First 150 Years|publisher=Texian Press|year=1982|isbn=0-9630042-0-4}}

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• [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgj03 Handbook of Texas Online article on Jones Creek]

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