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Local Health Department
Brown County Health Department
111 West Washington Street
Mt. Sterling, Illinois 62353
Phone: 217-773-2714
Fax: 217-773-2425


Hospitals
Illini Community Hospital
640 W Washington St
Pittsvield, IL 62363-1397
Phone: 217-285-2113
www.illinihospital.org


McDonough District Hospital
525 E. Grant St
Macomb, IL 61455-3318
Phone: 309-833-4101
www.mdh.org


Memorial Hospital
402 S. Adams St.
PO Box 160
Carthage, IL 62321-0160
Phone: 217-357-3131
www.mhtlc.com

Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital
238 S Congress St
Rushville, IL 62681-1472
Phone: 217-322-4321
www.cmhospital.com

Hospice Services
The Blessing Hospice
PO Box 7005
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Phone: 217-228-5221
http://www.blessinghospital.org/

Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice
331 S Main St
Virginia, IL 62691-1519
Phone: 217-452-3057

Mental Health Services
Brown County Mental Health Center
700 SE Cross St
PO Box 254
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
Phone: 217-773-3325
Phone: 217-773-2011 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 217-773-2425
web site

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Springfield - Western Regional Office
1305 Wabash Avenue
Springfield, IL, 62704
Phone: 217-546-7586
Fax: 217-546-7631
www.cancer.org

American Lung Association
3000 Kelly Lane
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-787-5864
www.lungusa.org

Illinois Tobacco Quitline
1-866-QUIT-YES (784-8937)



County Profile

Demographics
County
Illinois
U.S.

2000 Population

6950

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
80.3%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
18.2%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.1%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.1%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.7%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
3.9%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
82.2%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
12.7%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
63.3%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
44.7%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
4.8%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
8.5%
10.7%
12.4%