Pontiac, IL Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 11,809 (97% urban, 3% rural). >Population change since 2000: -0.5%

Population (male): 6,451

Population (female): 5,358

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 19.8%

Poverty (breakdown): (19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.2% for Black residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.1% for other race residents, 62.3% for two or more races residents)

Land Area: 5.24 square miles.

Population Density:

The future of Pontiac was still doubtful. The 1878 History of Livingston County remarked, Ã¢ÂÂthe town of Pontiac was little more than a name.Ã¢ÂÂ In the early 1840s it still had only a half dozen cabins, an unfinished courthouse, and everything was so scattered among Ã¢ÂÂclumps of bushesÃ¢ÂÂ that the town was almost invisible. In 1848 August Fellows, who now owned much of the town, had managed to set up a hostelry, which he called BuckÃ¢ÂÂs Tavern. It became a popular stopping place. Some of the first church services in Pontiac were held at the tavern. Fellows was no luckier than his in-laws had been ten years earlier. In 1849 Cholera swept through Pontiac, killing Fellows and two of his children. One early settler remembered that in Livingston County one person in two suffered from the dreaded disease. In 1851 there was a second attempt to displace Pontiac. On 23 June 1851 a town called Richmond was platted two miles east of Pontiac. Its backers included powerful local business and political figures. These men had calculated that the new Chicago and Mississippi Railroad would miss Pontiac and would have to cross the Vermilion River at their location. Stores, shops, and a school house were built at Richmond. However, the Richmond speculators had not reckoned with Jesse W. Fell, who had retained a strong economic and social interest in Pontiac and had important friends among the railroad officials. The tracks missed Richmond and passed through Pontiac, with the station located in FellÃ¢ÂÂs First Addition to the town. Richmond was quickly abandoned; some of its buildings were moved to Pontiac. On the Fourth of July 1854 an exhibition train steamed into Pontiac and a few months later regular service on the railroad, soon to be known as the Chicago and Alton, began. Pontiac had survived.

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National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

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Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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Drug Test Screening Panels Available In Pontiac, IL
We offer a 5-panel drug test, which screens for the following:

Amphetamines

Cocaine

Marijuana

Opiates

PCP

We offer a 10-panel drug test which screens for the following:

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Barbituates

Benzodiazepines

cocaine

Marijuana

MDA

Methadone

Methaqualone

Opiates

PCP

Propoxyphene

We offer a 12-panel drug test which screens for the following:

Amphetamines

Barbiturates

Benzodiazepines

cocaine

Marijuana

MDA

Methadone

Methaqualone

Opiates

PCP

Propoxyphene

Meperidine

Tramadol

** Customized drug testing panels such as bath salts, synthetic marijuana, steroids and other drugs are also available.

Urine or Hair On-site Drug Testing In Pontiac, IL - You Choose!

Our on-site drug testing services in Pontiac, IL include urine drug testing, which has a detection period of 1-5 days and hair drug testing which has a detection period of up to 90 days. Negative test results are generally available in 24-48 hours, when analyzed by our SAMHSA Certified Laboratories. Negative instant test results are available immediately, non-negative test results require laboratory confirmation.

Why Use On-Site Drug Testing in Pontiac, IL?

Time is money and when sending an employee to one of our many drug testing centers in Pontiac, IL would cause disruption to your business operations or affect your employees work productivity, conducting on-site drug testing will eliminate these issues.

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Additional DOT Services:

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Employee Training
Background Checks
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Step 1 - Call our on-site coordinator at (800)221-4291

Step 2 - Have at least 10 employees needing to be tested (recommended)

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Local Area Info: Pontiac, Illinois

Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,931 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Livingston County. The town is also the setting of the 1984 movie, Grandview, U.S.A.

According to the 2010 census, Pontiac has a total area of 7.87 square miles (20.38 km2), of which 7.73 square miles (20.02 km2) (or 98.22%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 1.78%) is water.

Pontiac lies on the Vermilion River. On December 4, 1982, Pontiac had the worst flood in the town's history, cresting at 19.16 feet. The most recent flooding occurred on January 9, 2008, cresting at 18.85 feet, the second worst in the town history.

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Population (total): Population in 2017: 11,809 (97% urban, 3% rural). >Population change since 2000: -0.5%

Population (male): 6,451

Population (female): 5,358

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 19.8%

Poverty (breakdown): (19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.2% for Black residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.1% for other race residents, 62.3% for two or more races residents)

Land Area: 5.24 square miles.

Population Density:

The future of Pontiac was still doubtful. The 1878 History of Livingston County remarked, Ã¢ÂÂthe town of Pontiac was little more than a name.Ã¢ÂÂ In the early 1840s it still had only a half dozen cabins, an unfinished courthouse, and everything was so scattered among Ã¢ÂÂclumps of bushesÃ¢ÂÂ that the town was almost invisible. In 1848 August Fellows, who now owned much of the town, had managed to set up a hostelry, which he called BuckÃ¢ÂÂs Tavern. It became a popular stopping place. Some of the first church services in Pontiac were held at the tavern. Fellows was no luckier than his in-laws had been ten years earlier. In 1849 Cholera swept through Pontiac, killing Fellows and two of his children. One early settler remembered that in Livingston County one person in two suffered from the dreaded disease. In 1851 there was a second attempt to displace Pontiac. On 23 June 1851 a town called Richmond was platted two miles east of Pontiac. Its backers included powerful local business and political figures. These men had calculated that the new Chicago and Mississippi Railroad would miss Pontiac and would have to cross the Vermilion River at their location. Stores, shops, and a school house were built at Richmond. However, the Richmond speculators had not reckoned with Jesse W. Fell, who had retained a strong economic and social interest in Pontiac and had important friends among the railroad officials. The tracks missed Richmond and passed through Pontiac, with the station located in FellÃ¢ÂÂs First Addition to the town. Richmond was quickly abandoned; some of its buildings were moved to Pontiac. On the Fourth of July 1854 an exhibition train steamed into Pontiac and a few months later regular service on the railroad, soon to be known as the Chicago and Alton, began. Pontiac had survived.

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