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Local Health Department
Scott County Health Department
335 W. Cherry,
P.O. Box 115,
Winchester, IL 62694
Phone: 217-742-8203
Fax: 217-742-8304

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

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

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

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

Mental Health Services
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

5,537

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
99.5%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.0%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.1%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.1%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.0%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.2%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
74.9%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
16.5%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
83.1%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
66.4%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
6.5%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
9.7%
10.7%
12.4%