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Tazewell County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Tazewell County Health Department
21306 Illinois Route 9
Tremont, Illinois 61568-9252
Phone: 309-925-5511 or 309-477-2223
Fax: 309-925-438
www.tazewellhealth.org

Hospitals
Pekin Hospital
600 S. 13th St.
Pekin, IL 61554-4969
Phone: 309-347-1151
www.pekinhospital.org

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

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
Tazwood Mental Health Center
1423 Valle Vista
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-347-1114
Phone: 309-347-1148 (after hours crisis number)
Fax: 309-347-4264

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

128,485

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
97.4%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
0.9%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.3%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.5%
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)
1.0%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
75.6%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
14.9%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
85.0%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
65.1%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
4.4%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
6.3%
10.7%
12.4%



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