Williamson County, IL

Williamson County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Franklin-Williamson

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

Hospitals
Heartland Regional Medical Center
3333 W. DeYoung
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618-998-7000
www.heartlandregional.com

Herrin Hospital
201 S. 14th St.
Herrin, IL 62948-3631
Phone: 618-942-2171
www.sih.net

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

VNA Hospice
1300 US 45 N
Eldorado, IL 62930-3765
Phone: 618-273-9305
Phone: 800-736-4862
www.vnahc.org

Mental Health Services
Franklin-William Human Services
1307 West Main Street
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618-997-5336

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		61,296
Racial/Ethnic rates
	White	95.3%	73.5%	75.1%
	Black or African American	2.5%	15.1%	12.3%
	American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%	0.9%
	Asian	0.5%	3.4%	3.6%
	Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
	Other	0.4%	5.8%	5.5%
	Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	12.3%	12.5%
Age
	18 years and older	77.1%	73.9%	74.3%
	65 years and older	16.5%	12.1%	12.4%
Education Levels
	Over 25 with high school education	79.8%	81.4%	80.4%
Labor Force
	Over 16	59.8%	65.4%	63.9%
Poverty
	Families below poverty level	11.4%	7.8%	9.2%
	Individuals below poverty level	14.6%	10.7%	12.4%