Edgar County, IL

Edgar County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Edgar County Health Department
502 Shaw Avenue
Paris, Illinois 61944
Phone: 217-465-2212
Fax: 217-465-1121

Hospitals
Paris Community Hospital
721 E. Court St.
Paris, IL 61944-2420
Phone: 217-465-4141
www.pariscommunityhospital.com

Hospice Services
Carle Hospice
206A W. Anthony Dr
Champaign, IL 61822-1218
Phone: 217-383-3151
Phone: 800-239-3620
www.carle.com

Dynamic Home Care, Inc.
546 W Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL 61920-2442
Phone: 217-345-4614
Phone: 888-240-7744

Lincolnland Hospice of Sarah Bush Lincoln
700 Broadway Ave. East
Ste. 9
Mattoon, IL 61938-4671
Phone: 217-234-4075
Phone: 800-454-4055
www.sblhs.org

Mental Health Services
Human Resources Center of Edgar & Clark Counties
118 East Court
Paris, IL 61944
Phone: 217-465-4118
www.hrcec.org

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Champaign - Eastern Regional Office
2509 S Neil St, Suite 1
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-356-9076
Fax: 217-356-7721
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		19,704
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	97.1%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	1.8%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska 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	0.3%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	76.1%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	17.7%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	81.4%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	60.2%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	7.6%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	10.5%	10.7%	12.4%