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Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Montgomery County Health Department
Route 185, P.O. Box 128
Hillsboro, Illinois 62049
Phone: 217-532-2001
Fax: 217-532-2089
www.montgomeryco.com/pubhealth.htm

Hospitals
Hillsboro Area Hospital
1200 E. Tremont St.
Hillsboro, IL 62049-1900
Phone: 217-532-6111
www.hillsboroareahospital.org

St. Francis Hospital
1215 Franciscan Dr.
PO Box 1215
Litchfield, IL 62056-1215
Phone: 217-324-2191
www.stfrancis-litchfield.org

Hospice Services
Hospice Care of St Vincent Memorial Hospital
100 W. Franklin
Taylorville, IL 62568-2216
Phone: 217-287-1404

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
535 Edwardsville Rd
Ste 210
Troy, IL 62294-1378
Phone: 618-667-4545
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org/

Saint Francis Hospital Hospice
1212 Franciscan Dr
Litchfield, IL 62056-1778
Phone: 217-324-8584
www.stfrancis-litchfield.org

Saint John's Hospital Hospice Program
800 E Carpenter St
Springfield, IL 62702-5324
Phone: 217-525-5641

Mental Health Services
Montgomery County Health Department
11191 Illinois Route 185
Hillsboro, IL 62049
Phone: 217-532-2001
Phone: 888-324-5052 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 217-532-2089

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

30,652

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
94.9%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
3.7%
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
0.5%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
1.1%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
76.3%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.0%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
77.1%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
56.5%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
10.6%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
13.4%
10.7%
12.4%