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Health in Grant Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Grant Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Grant Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 66503, 66531. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Grant Township

Obesity and diabetes are less common in Grant Township

Grant Township runs below Kansas on six chronic conditions, most of all obesity (26.3% vs 36.5%), diabetes (8.6% vs 11.4%) and COPD (5.1% vs 6.7%). Conditions ↓

Grant Township is an active town

Only 19.4% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 25.6% across Kansas. Habits ↓

Fewer Grant Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Kansas. 1 in 13 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 8 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Kansas figure falls outside Grant Township’s likely range; Grant Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 66503, 66531, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Grant Township adults…

Grant Township runs below KS on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

26 of every 100 Grant Township adults have obesity
Kansas: 37 in 100 · better · likely 21.7–31.4%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.4%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.9%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 18.3%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 10.6%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Grant Township, betterGrant Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Grant Township gets moving

4.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 13
Grant Township adults worry about having enough food
8% · KS 13%
Better than KS
1 in 12
Grant Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · KS 11.2%
Better than KS
1 in 17
Grant Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · KS 8.2%
Better than KS
1 in 20
Grant Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · KS 7.1%
Better than KS

4.2% of Grant Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Getting care

Care in and near Grant Township

No hospital or community health center in Grant Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERAscension Via Christi Hospital ManhattanManhattan · 9.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAscension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan★★★★★ · 9.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKonza Prairie Community Health CenterManhattan · 11.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan
Manhattan · ★★★★★
ER
9.3 mi
Manhattan Surgical Hospital
Manhattan · not rated
11.6 mi
Konza Prairie Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Manhattan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
Irwin Ach (Ft Riley)
Fort Riley · not rated
ER
20.3 mi
Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills
Junction City · ★★★★★
ER
56.7 mi
Salina Health Education Foundation
2 sites · nearest in Salina
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Grant Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Grant Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Grant Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Grant Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grant Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kansas.

76%Yearly checkupKS 77%
72%Dentist visitKS 65%
85%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
67%Colon screeningKS 64%
78%MammogramKS 75%
77%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grant Township 6.5% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Grant Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Grant Township adults feel lonely
30% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Grant Township adults lack social or emotional support
18.4% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Grant Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 7Grant Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Grant Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Grant Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Blue Township: 29.6%Green Township: 37.2%Sherman Township: 26.4%Wildcat Township: 25.9%Madison Township: no dataManhattan Township: 28.4%Manhattan: 27.1%Zeandale Township: 28.9%St. George Township: 35.6%Pottawatomie Township: 36%Shannon Township: 37.3%Blue Valley Township: 38%Jackson Township: 27.4%Bala Township: 27.2%Fancy Creek Township: 30.4%Keats: 26.7%Ogden Township: 29.2%Jefferson Township: 34.5%Milford Township: 35.4%Ogden: 29.2%Fort Riley: 24.6%Smoky Hill Township: 33.5%Ashland Township: 28.9%Grant Township: 26.3%Grant TownshipBlue TownshipGreen TownshipSherman TownshipWildcat TownshipMadison TownshipManhattan TownshipAscension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan · Manhattan · 9.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHManhattan Surgical Hospital · Manhattan · 9.3 miHIrwin Ach (Ft Riley) · Fort Riley · 14.4 miHStormont Vail Health Flint Hills · Junction City · 20.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHKonza Prairie Community Health Center Riley County Manhattan Clinic · Manhattan · 11.6 mi+
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 23 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wildcat Township25.9%
Grant Township26.3%
Sherman Township26.4%
Manhattan Township28.4%
Blue Township29.6%
Green Township37.2%
KS36.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Blue TownshipB+29.6%7.9%13.6%ZIP codes
Green Township————
Sherman Township————
Wildcat Township————
Madison Township————
Manhattan TownshipB+28.4%7.8%13%ZIP codes

Green Township, Sherman Township and Wildcat Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Madison Township: no CDC estimate of its own. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25%

of Grant Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone5.9%
Vision3.2%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Kansas

Questions about health in Grant Township

Why doesn’t Grant Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Grant Township.

What hospital is closest to Grant Township?

Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan in Manhattan, 9.3 miles in a straight line from Grant Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Grant Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kansas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.