Jersey County, IL

Jersey County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Departments
Jersey County Health Department
1307 State Hwy. 109
Jerseyville, Illinois 62052
Phone: 618-498-9565
Fax: 618-498-3165
www.jerseycountyhealth.org

Hospitals
Jersey Community Hospital
400 Maple Summit Rd.
PO Box 426
Jerseyville, IL 62052-2028
Phone: 618-498-6402
www.jch.org

Hospice Services
The Blessing Hospice
PO Box 7005
Quincy, IL 62305-7005
Phone: 217-228-5521
www.blessinghospital.org

The Blessing Hospice-Greene County
PO Box 89
Carrollton, IL 62016-0089
Phone: 217-942-3775

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
535 Edwardsville Rd
Ste 210
Troy, IL 62294-1378
Phone: 618-667-4515
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Saint Anthony's Health Center Hospice
915 E. 5th St.
Alton, IL 62002-6434
Phone: 618-463-5636
Phone: 800-447-0064
www.sahc.org

Mental Health Services
Tri-County Counseling Center
220 East County Road
PO Box 381
Jerseyville, IL 62052-0381
Phone: 618-498-9587
Phone: 618-498-6881 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 618-498-6257

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Maryville - Metro East Regional Office
5 Schiber Ct, Bldg. A
Maryville, IL 62062
Phone: 618- 288-2320
Fax: 618- 288-2054
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		21,668
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	98.1%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	0.5%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska 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	0.2%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	74.6%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	14.4%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	82.5%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	65.1%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	5.3%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	7.1%	10.7%	12.4%