Fayette County, IL

Fayette County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Fayette County Health Department
509 West Edwards, P.O. Box 340
Vandalia, Illinois 62471
Phone: 618-283-1044
Fax: 618-283-5038
www.fayettehealthdept.org

Hospitals
Fayette County Hospital and Long Term Care
650 W. Taylor St.
Vandalia, IL 62471-1296
Phone: 618-283-1231

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

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
Community Resource Center
421 West Main
Vandalia, IL 62471
Phone: 618-283-4229

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		21,802
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	94.0%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	4.9%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	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	76.2%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	15.9%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	72.2%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	57.5%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	8.4%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	12.2%	10.7%	12.4%