✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Elgin Township itself
✓ Dental careElgin Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthElgin Township is not a shortage area
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 Elgin 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).
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
Get no exercise22.3%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours31.7%MN 29.2%
Binge drink20%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes14.4%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Elgin Township, betterElgin Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Elgin Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Elgin Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Yearly checkupMN 75%
Dentist visitMN 68%
Cholesterol checkMN 85%
Colon screeningMN 69%
MammogramMN 79%
Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Elgin Township 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Elgin Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Elgin Township adults feel lonely
28.6% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Elgin Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Elgin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Elgin Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Elgin Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Oakwood Township, Plainview Township, Viola Township and Farmington 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.
26.2%
of Elgin Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11.2%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Elgin Township
Why doesn’t Elgin 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 Elgin Township.
What hospital is closest to Elgin Township?
Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, 13.8 miles in a straight line from Elgin 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 Elgin Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota 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.
Benike Family Barn · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0