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Local Health Department
Morgan County Health Department
345 West State Street
Jacksonville, Illinois 62650
Phone: 217-245-5111
Fax: 217-243-4773
www.morgancounty-il.com/health.htm

Hospitals
Passavant Area Hospital
1600 W. Walnut St.
Jacksonville, IL 62650-1185
Phone: 217-245-9541
www.passavanthospital.com

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

Hospice Care of Illinois
720 N Bond St
Springfield, IL 62702-4915
Phone: 217-788-4113
Phone: 800-342-4862

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

Mental Health Services
Elm City Center
1314 W. Walnut
Jacksonville, IL 61650
Phone: 217-245-9504
Fax: 217-245-2350

MHC of Central Illinois/Morgan-Scott Mental Health Center
340 West State Street
PO Box 370
Jacksonville, IL 62651
Phone: 217-245-6126
Fax: 217-245-4296

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

36,616

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
92.3%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
5.4%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.5%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.7%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
1.4%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
77.2%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
15.6%
12.1%
12.4%

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

Labor Force
Over 16
63.1%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
6.0%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
9.7%
10.7%
12.4%