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Bureau County, Illinois


Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Bureau County Health Department
526 Bureau Valley Parkway
Perry Plaza
Princeton, Illinois 61356
Phone: 815-872-5091
Fax: 815-872-5092

Hospitals
Perry Memorial Hospital
530 Park Avenue East
Princeton, IL 61356-2598
Phone: 815-875-2811
www.perry-memorial.org

St. Margaret’s Hospital
600 East First St.
Spring Valley, IL 61362-1599
Phone: 815-664-5311
www.aboutsmh.org

Hospice Services
Bureau Valley Area Hospice
530 Park Ave E
Suite 404
Princeton, IL 61356-3901
Phone: 815-876-3375

Hospice of the Rock River Valley
264 IL Route 2
Dixon, IL 62021-9111
Phone: 815-288-3673
Phone: 800-646-9242
www.hospicerockriver.org

Illinois Valley Hospice
1701 4th St
Suite 201
Peru, IL 61354-3358
Phone: 815-224-1307
www.ivch.org

Saint Margaret’s Hospice
600 E 1st St
Spring Valley, IL 61362-1512
Phone: 815-664-1426
www.aboutsmh.org

Mental Health Services
North Central Behavioral Health Systems
2960 Chartres St
PO Box 1488
LaSalle, IL 61301
Phone: 815-224-1610
www.ncbhs.org

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Rockford - Northern Regional Office
4312 E State Street
Rockford, IL 61108
Phone: 815-229-1287
Fax: 815-229-1363
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

35.503

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
96.8%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.3%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.5%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
1.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
4.9%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
75.3%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.7%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
84.1%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
65.5%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
5.4%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
7.3%
10.7%
12.4%



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