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Ford County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department
114 North Third Street, P.O. Box 427
Watseka, Illinois 60970
Phone: 815-432-2483
Fax: 815-432-2198
www.fiphd.org

Hospitals
Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services
1120 N. Melvin St.
PO Box 429
Gibson City, IL 60936
Phone: 217-784-4251
www.gibsonhospital.org

Hospice Services
BroMenn Hospice
1322 S Main St.
Suite A
Normal, IL 62761-3442
Phone: 309-888-0930

Carle Hospice
206A W. Anthony Dr
Champaign, IL 61822-1218
Phone: 217-383-3151
Phone: 800-239-3620
www.carle.com

Hospice of Kankakee Valley, Inc.
482 Main St NW
Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2331
Phone: 815-939-4141
www.hkvcares.org

Iroquois Memorial Hospice
200 E Fairman Ave
Watseka, IL 60970-1644
Phone: 815-432-0185
www.iroquoismemorial.com

OSF Home Care
301 W Washington St
Pontiac, IL 61764-1745
Phone: 815-844-6982

Provena Covenant Hospice Care Program
1400 W Park St.
Urbana, IL 61801-2334
Phone: 217-337-2470

Mental Health Services
Community Resource and Counseling Center
1510 W. Ottawa Road
PO Box 162
Paxton, IL 60957
Phone: 217-379-4302
Phone: 217-379-4140 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 217-379-4304


Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Champaign - Eastern Regional Office
2509 S Neil St, Suite 1
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-356-9076
Fax: 217-356-7721
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

14,241

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
98.2%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.2%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.1%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.3%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.4%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
1.2%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
74.2%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
19.4%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
86.0%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
64.8%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
5.7%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
7.0%
10.7%
12.4%



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