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Health in Emardville Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Emardville Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56748, 56750. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Emardville Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Emardville Township

1 in 14 adults have COPD (6.9%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 14 adults have heart disease (7.3%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 3.7%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Emardville Township runs above Minnesota on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Emardville Township

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (16.6%), vs 13.1% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

Emardville Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Emardville 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 ↓

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 Minnesota figure falls outside Emardville Township’s likely range; Emardville Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56748, 56750, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Emardville Township adults…

Emardville Township runs above MN on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Emardville Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6–7.8%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.3%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.4%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.6%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Emardville Township, betterEmardville Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Emardville Township gets moving

8.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Emardville Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 16.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 46.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.7 mi
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
Thief River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.7 mi
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.7 mi
Riverview Hospital
Crookston · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.6 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
46.2 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
73.4 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Grafton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Emardville Township itself
! Dental carePart of Emardville Township is a federal shortage area.Pennington/Red Lake · need score 9 of 25
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Emardville 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 Emardville 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 Emardville Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
64%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
69%Colon screeningMN 69%
79%MammogramMN 79%
78%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Emardville Township 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Emardville Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Emardville Township adults feel lonely
30% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Emardville Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Emardville Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Emardville Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Emardville 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
Emardville Township adults worry about having enough food
11.9% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Emardville Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Emardville Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Emardville Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

8.9% of Emardville Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Emardville Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Gervais Township: 38.7%Poplar River Township: 39.8%Garnes Township: 39.4%Wyandotte Township: 40%River Township: 39%Red Lake Falls Township: 38.6%Terrebonne Township: 39.3%Lambert Township: 40%Badger Township: 39.3%Equality Township: 39.3%Mayfield Township: 39.7%Smiley Township: 40.3%River Falls Township: 40%Browns Creek Township: 38.6%Emardville Township: 39.6%Emardville TownshipGervais TownshipPoplar River TownshipGarnes TownshipWyandotte TownshipRiver Township
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#9 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Gervais Township38.7%
River Township39%
Garnes Township39.4%
Emardville Township39.6%
Poplar River Township39.8%
Wyandotte Township40%
MN33.5%

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
Poplar River Township————
Gervais Township————
Garnes Township————
Wyandotte Township————
River Township————

Poplar River Township, Gervais Township, Garnes Township, Wyandotte Township and River 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.

30.6%

of Emardville Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Emardville Township

Why doesn’t Emardville 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 Emardville Township.

What hospital is closest to Emardville Township?

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center in Thief River Falls, 16.7 miles in a straight line from Emardville Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.