Tazewell County, IL

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%