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Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Hancock County Health Department
671 Wabash Avenue
P.O. Box 357
Carthage, Illinois 62321
Phone: 217-357-2171
Fax: 217-357-3562
www.hancockhealth.com

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

Hospice Services
The Blessing Hospice
PO Box 7005
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Phone: 217-228-5521
www.blessinghospital.org

The Blessing Hospice -Hancock County
71 S Adams St
Carthage, IL 62321-1475
Phone: 217-357-3222

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

Lee County Health Department Hospice
2218 Avenue H
Lee City Health Dept
Fort Madison, IA 52627-4036
Phone: 319-372-5225
Phone: 800-458-6672

The MDH Hospice
525 E Grant St
McDonough District Hospital
Macomb, IL 61455-3313
Phone: 309-836-1543
Phone: 800-690-2132
www.mdh.org


Mental Health Services
Hancock County Mental Health Center
607 Buchanan Street
Carthage, IL 62321
Phone: 217-357-3176
Fax: 217-357-6609

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

20,121

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
98.7%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.2%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.2%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.1%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.5%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
75.4%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
18.3%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
85.7%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
66.6%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
5.4%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
8.3%
10.7%
12.4%