Union County, IL

Union County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Southern Seven Health Department
37 Rustic Campus Drive
Ullin, Illinois 62992
Phone: 618-634-2297
Fax: 618-634-9394
www.southern7.org

Hospitals
Union County Hospital District
517 N. Main St.
Anna, IL 62906-1696
Phone: 618-833-4511
www.unioncountyhospital.com

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

Mental Health Services
Union County Counseling Service
204 South Street
PO Box 548
Anna, IL 62906
Phone: 618-833-8551

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		18,293
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	96.3%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	0.8%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%	0.9%
	Asian	0.3%	3.4%	3.6%
	Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
	Other	1.2%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	76.8%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	17.5%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	74.8%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	58.2%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	10.8%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	16.5%	10.7%	12.4%