Massac County, IL

Massac County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Southern Seven Health Department
(Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac,
Pope, Pulaski, and Union Counties)
37 Rustic Campus Drive
Ullin, Illinois 62992
Office: 618-634-2297
Fax: 618-634-9394

Hospitals
Massac Memorial Hospital
28 Chick St.
PO Box 850
Metropolis, IL 62960-0850
Phone: 618-524-2176
www.massacmemorialhospital.com

Hospice Services
Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
1110 N Johnson St
Marion, IL 62959-1665
Phone: 618-997-3030
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Lourdes Hospice
2855 Jackson St
Paducah, KY 42003-7602
Phone: 270-415-3636
Phone: 800-870-7460

Lourdes Hospice
616 Market St
Metropolis, IL 62960-1835
Phone: 618-524-3647
www.ehealthconnection.com/regions/lourdes

Mental Health Services
Massac County Mental Health Center
206 West 5th Street
Metropolis, IL 62960
Phone: 618-524-9368

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		15,161
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	92.6%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	5.5%	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	0.3%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	77.0%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	17.8%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	76.5%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	59.1%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	10.4%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	13.5%	10.7%	12.4%