Franklin County, IL

Franklin County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Dept.
Williamson County Airport
120 Express Drive
Marion, Illinois 62959-9808
Phone: 618-993-8111
Fax: 618-993-6455
www.fwbchd.dst.il.us

Hospitals
Franklin Hospital
201 Bailey Lane
Benton, IL 62812-1999
Phone: 618-439-3161
www.franklinhospital.net

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

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
305 S Illinois St
Belleville, IL 62220-2133
Phone: 618-235-1703
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Mental Health Services
Franklin-William Human Services
902 West Main
West Frankfort, IL 62896
Phone: 618-937-6483

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		39,018
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	98.6%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	0.2%	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	0.1%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	77.0%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	18.7%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	76.7%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	55.4%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	12.6%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	16.2%	10.7%	12.4%