About the Organization
Carlinville Area Hospital is located in Carlinville, Illinois which is 45 minutes from Springfield and St. Louis and chosen one of the 100 Best Small Towns in the U.S. Carlinville is a small city of approximately 6,000 people surrounded by a number of smaller communities. Carlinville Area Hospital's service area population is approximately 20,000. New Facility! As of August 2010, Carlinville Area Hospital is in a new state-of-the-art facility. This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in becoming part of a warm, welcoming community. Carlinville is located 45 miles south of Springfield, Illinois and 60 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. Carlinville, chosen as one of The 100 Best Small Towns in America, is a wonderful, safe community where neighbors get to know and care about each other. Founded on Midwestern values, Carlinville is a family-friendly town in which to settle. It offers a wide variety of churches, a Blue Ribbon Award-winning public school district and an extensive public park/sports complex offering soccer, baseball and softball leagues for all ages. Fishing and other outdoor activities are found in nearby Beaver Dam State Park and public and private golf sits right at the edge of town. Carlinville is home to Blackburn College, a small private liberal arts college whose classrooms welcome resident students as well as commuters of all ages.
About the Community
Life in Carlinville is enriched b the community choir, community band, Summer Repertory Theater, a fine public library, and annual traditional activities such as the Christmas Market and the County Fair. Carlinville is the county seat for Macoupin County. An old-fashioned town square, quaint gazebo, restored historic homes, and even a few brick streets, are just a few of the many characteristics that shed light on this community's rich history.