2007 Demographic Profile Franklin County, Illinois (County Seat: Benton) About the Publisher

Note: 1. Total crime index (US average = 100) -- An index of the total crime for an area, where 100 equals the national average. Total crime

represents the combined risks of rape, murder, assault, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The higher the value, the higher the criminal rate.

2. EASI® Quality of Life Index (US average=100) -- A combination measure developed from 29 different life quality variables. Weights

were assigned based upon each variables importance to a high quality of life. The higher the value, the better the quality.

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Hospitals/Clinics in Franklin County

Franklin Hospital 201 Bailey Lane Benton, Illinois 62812 [phone] www.franklinhospital.net	Crossroads Family Medicine of Benton 202 Public Square Benton, IL 62812 [phone]	Heartland Specialty Clinic 215 N. Logan St. West Frankfort, IL 62896 [phone]	Rea Clinic 216 S. Main St. Zeigler, IL 62999 [phone]
Miners Memorial Health Center 2553 Ken Gray BLVD West Frankfort, IL 62896 [phone]	Franklin Rural Health Clinic II 108 Egyptian Ave. Christopher, IL 62822 [phone]	Heartland Womens Healthcare 304 S Browning St Benton, IL 62812 [phone]	Rea Clinic Benton 201 Bailey Ln Benton, IL 62812 [phone]
Benton Healthcare Center 1409 N. Main St. Benton, IL 62812-1918 [phone]	Franklin Rural Health Clinic III 309 W. Saint Louis St. West Frankfort, IL 62896 [phone]	Helia Healthcare of Benton 1310 Mark Franklin St. Benton, IL 62812 [phone]	West Side Care Center 601 N. Columbia St. West Frankfort, IL 62896-1859 [phone]
Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation 4241 Hwy 14 W. Christopher, IL 62822 [phone]	Heartland Pediatric Clinic 1001 N. Main St. Benton, IL 62812 [phone]	Rea Clinic 115 E. Franklin St. Sesser, IL 62884 [phone]	Metro Medical 205 N. Logan St. West Frankfort, IL 62896 [phone]

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Illinois Workforce Information Center

Verizon SuperPages: West Frankfort (2005)

Verizon Yellow Pages: Carbondale (2006)

Other Hospitals/Medical Centers near Franklin County:

Hospitals/Medical Centers	Location	Distance (from Benton)	Contact Information
Herrin Hospital	201 S. 14^th St., Herrin, IL	19 miles	[phone]
Heartland Regional Medical Center	3333 W. DeYoung St., Marion, IL	22 miles	[phone]
Crossroads Community Hospital	#8 Doctors Park Road, Mt. Vernon, IL	25 miles	[phone]
Hamilton Memorial Hospital	611 S. Marshall Ave., Mcleansboro, IL	25 miles	(618) 643–2361
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale	405 West Jackson St., Carbondale, IL	33 miles	[phone]
Harrisburg Medical Center	100 Dr. Warren Tuttle Drive, Harrisburg, IL	44 miles	[phone]

Source: Verizon SuperPages: West Frankfort (2005)

Verizon Yellow Pages: Carbondale (2006)

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Agencies’ Crime Index Offenses (Uniform Crime Reports (UCR))

(Includes Sheriffs’ Offices, Police Departments, Colleges and Universities)

Agency	Year	Population	Total Crime Index (per 100,000)	Murders (per 100,000)	Criminal Sexual Assaults(per 100,000)	Robberies (per 100,000)	Assaults (per 100,000)	Burglaries (per 100,000)	Thefts (per 100,000)	Auto Thefts (per 100,000)	Arsons (per 100,000)
Franklin S.O.	2005	15,795	1,633.4	0.0	50.6	6.3	82.3	563.5	734.4	183.6	12.7
	2004	15,624	1,798.5	0.0	38.4	6.4	153.6	569.6	825.7	198.4	6.4
	% Chg	1.1%	-9.2%	N/C	31.8%	0.0%	-46.8%	-1.2%	-11.1%	-7.5%	98.4%
Benton	2005	6,904	5,098.5	0.0	57.9	14.5	420.0	898.0	3,360.4	333.1	14.5
	2004	6,817	3,828.7	0.0	58.7	14.7	293.4	1,188.2	2,009.7	264.0	0.0
	% Chg	1.3%	33.2%	N/C	-1.4%	0.0%	43.3%	-24.4%	67.2%	26.2%	N/C
Christopher	2005	2,824	3,895.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	779.0	920.7	1,983.0	177.1	35.4
	2004	2,812	5,156.5	0.0	35.6	0.0	1031.3	1,280.2	2,702.7	106.7	0.0
	% Chg	0.4%	-24.5%	N/C	-100.0%	N/C	-24.4%	28.0%	-26.6%	66.0%	N/C
Royalton	2005	1,160	2,069.0	0.0	86.2	0.0	862.1	258.6	862.1	0.0	0.0
	2004	1,145	1,048.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	174.7	436.7	436.7	0.0	0.0
	% Chg	1.3%	97.4%	N/C	N/C	N/C	392.6%	-40.7%	97.4%	N/C	N/C
Sesser	2005	2,126	4,186.3	0.0	141.1	47.0	1,411.1	846.7	1,740.4	0.0	0.0
	2004	2,122	4,665.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,837.9	801.1	1,932.1	94.3	0.0
	% Chg	0.2%	-10.3%	N/C	N/C	N/C	-23.2%	5.7%	-9.9%	-100.0%	N/C
West City	2005	729	11,797.0	0.0	0.0	137.2	548.7	137.2	10,973.9	0.0	0.0
	2004	725	18,758.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	551.7	551.7	17,655.2	0.0	0.0
	% Chg	0.6%	-37.1%	N/C	N/C	N/C	-0.5%	-75.2%	-37.8%	N/C	N/C
West Frankfort	2005	8,259	2,796.9	0.0	24.2	0.0	557.0	593.3	1,477.2	145.3	0.0
	2004	8,215	2,751.1	0.0	24.3	12.2	681.7	706.0	1,266.0	48.7	12.2
	% Chg	0.5%	2.2%	N/C	0.0%	-100.0%	-18.3%	-16.0%	16.7%	198.4%	-100.0%
Zeigler	2005	1,667	7,138.6	0.0	60.0	0.0	4,079.2	839.8	1,979.6	60.0	120.0
	2004	1,657	5,974.7	0.0	120.7	0.0	4,707.3	181.1	905.3	0.0	60.4
	% Chg	0.6%	19.5%	N/C	-50.3%	N/C	-13.3%	364.1%	118.7%	N/C	98.7%
Franklin County	2005	39,464	3,215.6	0.0	48.1	10.1	562.5	663.9	1,738.3	177.4	15.2
	2004	39,117	3,218.5	0.0	38.3	7.7	644.2	749.0	1,623.3	148.3	7.7
	% Chg	0.9%	-0.1%	N/C	25.6%	31.2%	-12.7%	-11.4%	7.1%	19.6%	97.4%
Illinois State	2005	12,713,634	3,727.0	6.0	47.1	182.6	332.4	609.3	2,217.4	312.7	19.5
	2004	12,653,544	3,844.5	6.2	46.3	178.7	331.0	601.3	2,339.2	322.4	19.3
	% Chg	0.5%	-3.1%	-3.2%	1.7%	2.2%	0.4%	1.3%	-5.2%	-3.0%	1.0%

Note: 1. Franklin S. O. = Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

2. N/C = Not Able to Calculate

Source: Illinois State Police

Transportation
Franklin County (Latitude 37.9921N, Longitude 88.9233W) is located in southern Illinois. The City of Benton is one and a half hours southeast of St. Louis, MO and about four hours south of Chicago, IL. The county has a total area of 431.40 square miles and of which, 412.08 square miles are land and 19.32 square miles are water.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

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Airports in Franklin County or Region

Airport	Location	Distance (from Benton)	Contact Information
Benton Municipal Airport	1 Airport Rd., Benton, IL	Local	[phone]
Mt. Vernon Outland Airport	100 Aviation Drive, Mt. Vernon, IL	19 miles	[phone]
Williamson County Regional Airport	Hwy13 & Hwy 148, Marion, IL	21 miles	[phone]
Barkley Regional Airport	2901 Fisher Road, West Paducah, KY	76 miles	[phone]
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport	9763 Airport Blvd, Mascoutah, IL	78 miles	[phone]
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport	10701 Lambert International Blvd., St. Louis, MO	105 miles	[phone]

Source: Verizon SuperPages: West Frankfort (2005)

Verizon Yellow Page: Marion (2006)

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Motor Freight Carriers in Franklin County or Region

Motor Freight Carriers	Location	Contact Information
ABF Freight System Inc.	110 N. State, Christopher, IL	[phone]
Bione Truck Serv.	110 N. State, Christopher, IL	[phone]
Clark Farms Trucking	Rr 2, Marion, IL	[phone]
Colp Trucking Inc.	8435 State Highway 148, Christopher, IL	[phone]
Direct Motor Freight Inc.	4501 W. Deyoung St # 205C, Marion, IL	[phone]
FedEx Freight	2 Fountain Place, Mt. Vernon, IL	[phone]
Henley Tom	24323 State Highway 34, Thompsonville, IL	[phone]
Jim Conner Enterprises	7837 State Hwy 37, Benton, IL	[phone]
K & W Farms	15536 Number 9 Blacktop, West Frankfort, IL	[phone]
Laura & David Kern	15536 Number 9 Blacktop, West Frankfort, IL	[phone]
R & B Farms	1304 N State St., Marion, IL	[phone]
Rowland Trucking Inc.	6455 State Hwy 148, Mulkeytown, IL	[phone]
Rs Nationwide Express LLC	3303 W. Commercial Rd., Marion, IL	[phone]
Russell’s Trucking Inc	401 S. Ida St., West Frankfort, IL	[phone]
Stephen Sevenski Trucking	710 Beatrice St., Benton, IL	[phone]
UPS Freight		[phone] (below 150 lbs) [phone] (over 150 lbs)

Source: Verizon SuperPages: West Frankfort (2005)