Bond County, Illinois

Bond County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Greenville
Year Organized: 1817
Square Miles: 380

Court House:

200 W. College Avenue
County Courthouse
Greenville, IL 62246-1088

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Shadrach 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:

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History

Bond 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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 383 square miles (991 km²), of which 380 square miles (985 km²) is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) (0.64%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Montgomery County
Northeast: Fayette County
South: Clinton County
West: Madison County

Cities and Towns:

- Ayers	township
- Beaver Creek	township
- Burgess	township
- Central	township
- Donnellson	village	Incorporated Area
- Greenville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Lagrange	township
- Millersburg	township
- Mills	township
- Mulberry Grove	village	Incorporated Area
- Old Ripley	village	Incorporated Area
- Pierron	village	Incorporated Area
- Pleasant Mound	township
- Pocahontas	village	Incorporated Area
- Shoal Creek	township
- Smithboro	village	Incorporated Area
- Sorento	village	Incorporated Area

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