Bond County, Illinois
Founding: 1817 Parent county: Madison Namesake: Shadrach Bond, Illinois governor Seat: Perryville (1817–1821); Greenville (1821–) Land area: 380 square miles Population (2020): 16,725 Population (historic): 2,931 (1820); 6,144 (1850); 13,153 (1870); 16,078 (1900); 14,406 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: One city; nine villages; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,568 (21.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,079 Average outbuilding value (1930): $946 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,948 Average farm size (1920): 100.4 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, German...