Introduction
Bond County, named for the first governor of Illinois, Shadrach Bond, has a population of approximately 17,768 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The county seat of Bond County is Greenville.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bond County, one of the smallest counties in Illinois in both size and population, has a total area of 383 square miles, of which 380 square miles is land and 2.5 square miles consists of water.
Major Highways
Bond County is an agricultural area, so it is not uncommon to see agricultural trucks and farm equipment traveling between farms and fields. With its centralized location and access to five major highways, Bond County is also a common pass-through for cars and trucks driving to other parts of the state and into Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Unfortunately, this also means that motor vehicle accidents are common including agricultural and trucking accidents, work zone accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and accidents involving animals.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in 2017, Bond County had 231 motor vehicle accidents. Of these accidents, four (4) were fatal, 57 resulted in injuries, and 11 of these accidents resulted in A-injuries, or injuries that are classified by IDOT as any injury, other than a fatality, that prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or continuing with the activities they were capable of prior to the accident. This can include severe lacerations, skull and chest injuries, broken limbs, and abdominal injuries.
The major highways in Bond County include: Interstate 70, U.S. Route 40, Illinois Route 127, Illinois Route 140, and Illinois Route 143.
Climate and Weather
The average temperature of Bond County ranges between lows of 21 °F in January and 91 °F in July. The average precipitation of Bond County is 2.0 inches to 4.31 inches between February and May, which not only contributes to motor vehicle accidents, but also slip and fall accidents, pedestrian accidents, and bicycle accidents.
Demographics
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 6,427 households in Bond County with 4,340 families in residence. 30.4 percent of households had children aged 18 or under, and the median age was 39.7 years old, making Bond County a young, middle-class family community with a median income of $51,946 per household and $60,786 per family.
Bond County takes seriously the health and safety of its children, families, and senior residents offering various programs geared towards promoting healthy lifestyles, providing accessible and affordable medical care to lower-income residents, and ensuring that children, adults, and seniors are provided access to any additional help they may require during difficult times.
Bond County lawyers at America’s Consumer Lawyer can also assist during these difficult times including incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect, motor vehicle accidents, premises accidents, and child accidents, abuse, or neglect.
Communities
City: Greenville
Villages: Donnellson, Keyesport, Mulberry Grove, Old Ripley, Panama, Pierron, Pocahontas, Smithboro, Sorento.
Townships: Burgess, Central, Lagrange, Mills, Mulberry Grove, Old Ripley, Pleasant Mound, Shoal Creek, Tamalco.
Education
Bond County is home to six school districts, with Bond County Community Unit School District #2 serving a majority of the community. The other schools in Bond County include:
- Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
- Highland Community Unit School District 5
- Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
- Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Bond County is also home to Greenville University, a Christian-centered, liberal-arts university of nearly 800 students.
When sending your child off to school you assume they will remain safe, however, this isn’t always the case. School bus accidents, gym and physical education accidents, lack of supervision, playground injuries, and school district negligence are just a few examples of the types of school injury cases America’s Consumer Lawyer has experience with.
Attractions
Bond County has many attractions and activities, which include:
- Copper Dock Winery
- American Farm Heritage Museum
- Greenville New City Lake
- Governor Bond Lake
- Kingsbury Park District
- De Moulin Museum
While most of the time spent at these attractions will be enjoyable and uneventful, accidents can occur, including drunk driving accidents, slip and falls, playground injuries, bicycle accidents, dog bites, swimming, boating, and drowning accidents, camping injuries, and motor vehicle accidents.
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