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Health in Logan Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Logan Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 67735. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Logan Township

Logan Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Logan Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Heart disease runs high in Logan Township

1 in 14 adults have heart disease (7.4%), vs 6.4% across Kansas. Age is part of it: 75% of residents are 65 or older (Kansas 17%), and heart disease is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

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 Logan Township’s likely range; Logan Township’s figures come from ZIP code 67735, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Logan Township

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

HNearest ERGoodland Regional Medical CenterGoodland · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGoodland Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 4.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalOakley · 51.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Goodland Regional Medical Center
Goodland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital
Burlington · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.6 mi
Cheyenne County Hospital
St. Francis · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.5 mi
Citizens Medical Center
Colby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
51.2 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Oakley
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
79.6 mi
Valley-Wide Health Systems
2 sites · nearest in Eads
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Logan Township itself
✓ Dental careLogan Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Logan 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 Logan 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Logan Township adults…

Logan Township runs above KS on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Logan Township adults have heart disease
Kansas: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.5–8.3%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Why age matters here

Logan Township is an older town: 75% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Kansas. Heart disease rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Logan Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Logan Township75%
Kansas17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 30.2%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.6%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 16.3%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Logan Township, betterLogan Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Logan Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupKS 77%
62%Dentist visitKS 65%
84%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
65%Colon screeningKS 64%
71%MammogramKS 75%
79%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Logan Township 10.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Logan Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Logan Township adults feel lonely
30.5% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Logan Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Logan Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Logan Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Logan 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.

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 8
Logan Township adults worry about having enough food
13% · KS 13%
About the same as KS
1 in 9
Logan Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · KS 11.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 12
Logan Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.2% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 14
Logan Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

7.6% of Logan Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Logan Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Goodland: 38.8%Voltaire Township: 38.8%Itasca Township: 38.8%Grant Township: 38.8%Wano Township: 37.9%Washington Township: 37.4%Logan Township: 38.8%Logan TownshipGoodlandVoltaire TownshipItasca TownshipGoodland Regional Medical Center · Goodland · 4.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHCheyenne County Hospital · St. Francis · 30.6 miH
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Logan Township38.8%
Goodland38.8%
Voltaire Township38.8%
Itasca Township38.8%
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
GoodlandC+38.8%11.9%15.5%CDC place
Voltaire Township————
Itasca Township————

Voltaire Township and Itasca Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas

Questions about health in Logan Township

Why doesn’t Logan 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 Logan Township.

What hospital is closest to Logan Township?

Goodland Regional Medical Center in Goodland, 4.1 miles in a straight line from Logan Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Logan 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.