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Local Health Department
Southern Seven Health Department
(Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac,
Pope, Pulaski, and Union Counties)
37 Rustic Campus Drive
Ullin, Illinois 62992
Office: 618-634-2297
Fax: 618-634-9394

Hospitals
Massac Memorial Hospital
28 Chick St.
PO Box 850
Metropolis, IL 62960-0850
Phone: 618-524-2176
www.massacmemorialhospital.com

Hospice Services
Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
1110 N Johnson St
Marion, IL 62959-1665
Phone: 618-997-3030
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Lourdes Hospice
2855 Jackson St
Paducah, KY 42003-7602
Phone: 270-415-3636
Phone: 800-870-7460

Lourdes Hospice
616 Market St
Metropolis, IL 62960-1835
Phone: 618-524-3647
www.ehealthconnection.com/regions/lourdes

Mental Health Services
Massac County Mental Health Center
206 West 5th Street
Metropolis, IL 62960
Phone: 618-524-9368

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Marion - Southern Regional Office
805 W DeYoung St
Suite B
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618- 998-9898
Fax: 618- 997-8456
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

15,161

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
92.6%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
5.5%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.3%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.8%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
77.0%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.8%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
76.5%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
59.1%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
10.4%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
13.5%
10.7%
12.4%