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Local Health Department
Fulton County Health Department
700 East Oak Street
Canton, Illinois 61520
Phone: 309-647-1134
Fax: 309-647-9545
www.fultoncountyhealth.com

Hospitals
Graham Hospital
210 W. Walnut St.
Canton, IL 61520-2497
Phone: 309-647-5240
www.grahamhospital.org

Hospice Services
Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice
331 S Main St
Virginia, IL 62691-1519
Phone: 217-452-3057

The MDH Hospice
525 E Grant St
McDonough District Hospital
Macomb, IL 61455-3313
Phone: 309-836-1543
Phone: 800-690-2132
www.mdh.org

Methodist Medical Center Hospice Services
221 NE Glen Oak Ave
Peoria, IL 61636-0001
Phone: 309-672-5746

Spoon River Hospice of Graham Hospital
210 W. Walnut St
Canton, IL 61520-2444
Phone: 309-647-4088
www.grahamhospital.org

Mental Health Services
North Central Behavioral Health Systems
229 Martin Avenue, Canton IL 61520
Phone: 309-647-1881

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Peoria - West Central Regional Office
4234 N Knoxville Ste B
Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: (309) 688-3488
Fax: (309) 688-9493
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

39,250

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
95.1%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
3.6%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.2%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
1.2%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
78.0%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
18.3%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
78.3%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
56.1%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
7.3%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
9.9%
10.7%
12.4%