Bond County, Illinois
The Bond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2010, the County had 17,768 inhabitants and a population density of 18 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Greenville.
The Bond County is located in the Metro - East called the eastern part of the metropolitan area of Greater St. Louis the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri.
Geography
The County is located in the central south-west of Illinois and has an area of 991 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface. At the Bond County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
In 1807 the first settlers from the south came to this area and built for protection against the natives the Fort Hill and Fort Jones. The colonization progressed slowly and in 1816 there were just 25 cabins. At the site of the later Greenville the first log cabins were built in 1815.
The Bond County was on January 4, 1817 formed before the formation of the new State of Illinois, from parts of Madison County. It was named for Shadrach Bond (1773-1832), the first Governor of Illinois ( 1818-1822 ).
The seat of the county government was first in Hills Station and from 1817 to 1821 in Perryville. He was then moved to Greenville, where the first courthouse was built in 1822. 1873 could leave the Greenville High School, the first students.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 living in Bond County 17,768 people in 6,310 households. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 90.9 percent white, 6.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 6,310 households lived statistically 2.79 per person.
20.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years or older. 46.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 45,520. The per capita income was $ 22,225. 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Bond County
City
- Greenville
Villages
- Donnellson1
- Keyesport2
- Mulberry Grove
- Old Ripley
- Panama1
- Pierron3
- Pocahontas
- Smithboro
- Sorento
Unincorporated communities
- Baden Baden
- Bunje
- Dudleyville
- Hookdale
- Jamestown
- Reno
- Stubblefield
- Wisetown
- Woburn
1 - partly in Montgomery County 2 - partially in Clinton County 3 - partially in Madison County
Structure
The Bond County is divided into nine townships: