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Bond County, IllinoisBond County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameShadrach Bond, who was then the delegate from the Illinois Territory to the United States Congress, and who thereupon became the first governor of Illinois, serving from 1818 to 1822 Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryBond County was created on January 4, 1817 (Territorial Laws, 1816/17, p. 28) and was formed from Madison County. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in Madison (1812–1817) and St. Clair (1790–1812). The County was named for Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of the State of Illinois. Bond served as Governor from October 6, 1818 to December 5, 1822. The county received its name the year before Bond was elected Governor. A small county lying northeast from St. Louis, having an area of 380 square miles and a population (1900) of
16,078. The first American settlers located here in 1807, coming from the South, and building Hill's and Jones's
forts for protection from the Indians. Settlement was slow, in 1816 there being scarcely 25 log cabins in the
county. The county-seat is Greenville GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 383 square miles (991 kmē), of which 380
square miles (985 kmē) is land and 2 square miles (6 kmē) (0.64%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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