Village ZIP code

2

U.S. towns named Bement (the other is in Ohio)

1856

Year the town post office opened; Joseph Bodman served as postmaster

217

West Bodman Street address where the first house was built in 1855 (it still stands)

0

Number of trees in Bement's early days (nearest tree was 3 miles away)

240,000

Number of pounds of butter Bement's Piatt County Creamery sold to Chicago in the mid-1880s

3,000

Number of pipes produced daily at the corn cob pipe factory in 1895

1946

Year the Bement Pottery Factory opened, with its line of Wedgewood-type vases and bowls in pale blue, pink, pale green, white and cream

10:30 p.m.

Time electric service ended each day in 1890s

20

Number of feet of original interurban track that remains

15,000

Number of people estimated to have viewed the Bement Centennial Parade in 1955

1948

Year Harry Truman's campaign stopped in Bement

101

The number on Pat Tieman's East Wing Street home, what is now called the Marilyn Monroe House. It's the former home of Carleton Smith where the star soaked a sore foot.

48th

Ranking of the Bement Library nationally for circulation percentage based on population.

5

Number of churches: Bement United Methodist, Christian Church, First Presbyterian Church, St. Michael's Catholic Church and Bement Baptist Church

52

Number of years the Bement Lions Club's had its annual Chicken Fry

40

Approximate number of members in Bement's Community Band, which puts on concerts in the City Park

1989

Year the Bement High School boys' basketball team was in the 1-A state playoffs