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Calhoun County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Departments
Calhoun County Health Department
P.O. Box 158
Hardin, Illinois 62047
Phone: 618-576-2428
Fax: 618-576-9391
www.calhouncountyhealth.com

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

Jersey Community Hospital
400 Maple Summit Rd
PO Box 426
Jerseyville, IL 62052-2028
Phone: 618-498-6402
www.jch.org

Thomas Boyd Memorial Hospital
800 School St
Carrollton, IL 62016-1498
Phone: 217-942-6946

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

The Blessing Hospice-Greene County
PO Box 89
Carrollton, IL 62016-0089
Phone: 217-942-3775

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
535 Edwardsville Rd
Suite 210
Troy, IL 62294-1378
Phone: 618-667-4515
Phone: 800-233-1708
http://www.hospice.org/

Saint Anthony’s Health Center Hospice
915 E. 5th St.
Alton, IL 62002-6434
Phone: 618-463-5636
Phone: 800-447-0064
http://www.sahc.org/

Mental Health Services
Tri-County Counseling Center
220 East County Road
PO Box 381
Jerseyville, IL 62052-0381
Phone: 618-498-9587
Phone: 618-498-6881 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 618-498-6257

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

5,084

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
98.8%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.0%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.3%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.2%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.2%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.6%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
77.1%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
19.2%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
79.9%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
60.3%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
7.3%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
9.0%
10.7%
12.4%



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