Lawrence County, IL

Lawrence County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Lawrence County Health Department
Physical Address: R.R. #3, Box 414
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 516
Lawrenceville, Illinois 62439
Office: 618-943-3302
Fax: 618-943-3657

Hospitals
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
2200 W. State St.
Lawrenceville, IL 62439-1899
Phone: 618-943-1000

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

Mental Health Services
Lawrence County Health Department
RR 3
PO Box 414
Lawrenceville, IL 62439
Phone: 618-943-3302

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		15,452
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	98.0%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	0.8%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%	0.9%
	Asian	0.1%	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)	0.9%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	77.3%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	20.1%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	81.3%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	60.9%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	10.7%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	13.7%	10.7%	12.4%