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Welcome to Bond County ...

Time Zone: Bond County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Greenville is the Seat for Bond County.

Bond County was founded in 1817. Bond was created by taking area from Crawford, Edwards and Madison Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bond had a population of 16,426 people. This is a decrease of 7.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,787 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bond represented 0.14% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Bond County:

  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Old Ripley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Ripley is located in Bond County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Pierron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sorento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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