A Jefferson Age Distribution: Source - http://www.censusscope.org/us/s17/c81/chart_age.html
When
B Jefferson: Hispanic Population and Race Distribution for Non-Hispanic Population
Source: http://www.censusscope.org/us/s17/c81/chart_race.html
1980 1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
36,552 100.00% 37,020 100.00% 40,045 100.00%
Total Population 180 0.49% 157 0.42% 531 1.33%
Total Hispanics 34,676 94.87% 34,756 93.88% 35,709 89.17%
White* 1,588 4.34% 1,917 5.18% 3,093 7.72%
Black* 31 0.08% 52 0.14% 77 0.19%
American Indian and Eskimo* 66 0.18% 126 0.34% 188 0.47%
Asian* - - - - 2 0.00%
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander* 11 0.03% 12 0.03% 28 0.07%
Other* - - - - 417 1.04%
Two or More Races*
* Non-Hispanic only; in 1980 and 1990 "Asians" includes Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
C Cities, Towns and places in Jefferson County
Source: http://www.capitolimpact.com/gw/citylist.asp?state=il&stname=Illinois&stfips=17&list=17081&Title=Jefferson%20County&sk=C
# City Type Population Web Site
1 Bald Hill Township 802 -
2 Belle Rive Village 409 -
3 Blissville Township 367 -
4 Bluford Village 718 -
5 Bonnie Village 422 -
6 Casner Township 1,035 -
7 Dix Village 464 -
8 Dodds Township 2,716 -
9 Elk Prairie Township 782 -
10 Farrington Township 556 -
11 Field Township 1,198 -
12 Grand Prairie Township 928 -
13 Ina Village 478 -
14 McClellan Township 1,216 -
15 Moores Prairie Township 383 -
16 Mount Vernon City 16,850 Web Site
17 Nason City 249 -
18 Opdyke ZipCode 0 -
19 Pendleton Township 1,097 -
20 Rome Township 1,597 -
21 Scheller ZipCode 0 -
22 Spring Garden Township 1,459 -
23 Texico ZipCode 0 -
24 Waltonville Village 400 -
25 Webber Township 2,100 -
26 Woodlawn Village 611  
D Leading Causes of Death  in Jefferson County (2001)
Source: http://app.idph.state.il.us/data/CountyLevel.asp?menu=1
Years of
# of % of Potential
Cause of Death Deaths Deaths Life Lost
Diseases of Heart            117 28% 221
Malignant Neoplasms           99 24% 235
Coronary Heart Disease @      92 22% 129
Influenza and Pneumonia     43 10% N/A
Lung Cancer @                  28 7% 80
Cerebrovascular Diseases         23 6% N/A
Chronic Lower Resp. Disea        18 4% N/A
Accidents                        15 4% 325
Colo-rectal Cancer @          10 2% N/A
Diabetes Mellitus                  9 2% N/A
(i)  @ this is a subcategory of a preceding cause.
(ii) N/A = not applicable or data not available
E Hospital Discharge Comparisons (2001)
Source: http://app.idph.state.il.us/emsrpt/index.htm
Cause of Hospitalization Number of Hospitalizations Percent
Chronic Liver Dis./Cirrhosis 11 0.2
Diabetes 71 1.4
Heart Diseases 709 13.5
Hypertension - Uncontrolled 21 0.4