Ferrell Hospital

Regional Data

City of Eldorado
Population in 2005– 6,568
Banks – 4
Other businesses – 480
Physicians – 9
Chiropractors – 2
Dentist – 1
Optometrists - 1
Hospitals – 1
Mental Health Facilities - 2
High School – 1
Middle School – 1
Elementary School - 1
Assisted Living for the Developmentally Disabled – 4
Churches – 16
Recent job growth – 3.99%
Future job growth – 6.36%

Saline County
(Count excludes Eldorado)
Total Population as of 2005 – 19504
Cities – 2 – Eldorado/Harrisburg
Townships - 13
Villages – 4
Banks – 13
Manufacturing - 760
Wholesale – 380
Retail Trade – 1,321
Finance and Insurance – 368
Professional, scientific and technical services - 257
Hospitals – 4
Mental Health Facilities – 1
High Schools – 3
Middle Schools – 4
Elementary Schools – 3
Colleges – 1 (Southeastern Illinois College)
Assisted Living for the Developmentally Disabled - 7
Churches – 34
Job growth – 2.2%

Jobs in 2003 – 10,032

Nearby Metropolitan Cities
Carbondale, Illinois
Evansville, Indiana
Paducah, Kentucky

Universities & Colleges

Southern Illinois Univerity - Carbondale

University of Southern Indiana

Southeast Missouri State University

Murray State University

University of Evansville

Southeastern Illinois College

John A. Logan College

Rend Lake College

Lodging
Inns-Motels-lodging – 9

Events
Town and Country Days, September
Past and Present Festival, September
Blue Grass Festival – October
Authentic Native American Pow-Wow – October
Heritage Crafts Festival – November