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County Seat: Greenville | County Name: Named for Shadrach Bond, the delegate to the United States Congress from the Territory. He later became the first Governor of Illinois. |
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Background (general information on the area to put it in the context of history)
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Bond County was formed on 04 January 1817 by by Territorial law [click here for more information]. The county's boundaries would remain the same until statehood.
The following map shows the original size of the county at its founding (in red with yellow border) superimposed on a modern map
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![]() Bond County in 1817 |
Census (click on a year below to view information on the population of the area)
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Date | Population | Change |
1818 | 1,382 | --- |
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