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Local Health Department
Wayne County Health Department
405 N. Basin Rd.
Fairfield, Illinois 62837
Phone: 618-842-5166
Fax: 618-842-3305

Hospitals
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
303 N.W. Eleventh St.
Fairfield, IL 62837-1298
Phone: 618-842-2611
www.fairfieldmemorial.org

Hospice Services
Clay County Health Department Hospice
601 E 12th St.
Flora, IL 62839-2335
Phone: 618-662 4406
www.healthdept.org

Hospice of Southeastern Illinois
800 E Locust St
Olney, IL 62450-2553
Phone: 618-395-2131
Phone: 800-375-9343
www.richlandmemorial.com

Hospice of The Good Samaritan
605 N 12th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2857
Phone: 618-241-1621
Phone: 800-310-0484

Mental Health Services
Southeastern Illinois Counseling Center
407 North Basin
Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone: 618-842-2125

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

17,151

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
0.3%
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)
0.6%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
76.3%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
18.8%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
75.2%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
60.4%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
9.4%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
12.4%
10.7%
12.4%