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Health in Everts Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Everts Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56515, 56586. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Everts Township

Cancer, heart disease and arthritis run high in Everts Township

1 in 7 adults have had cancer (14%), vs 8.5% across Minnesota. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.4%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Arthritis is also above the state: 33.1%, vs 22.3% across Minnesota. In all, Everts Township runs above Minnesota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 52% of residents are 65 or older (Minnesota 17%), and cancer, heart disease and arthritis are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Everts Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

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

More high blood pressure in Everts Township, and more people treating it

37.4% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 84.9% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.1% statewide. Checkups ↓

Everts Township keeps up with checkups

It beats Minnesota on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (80.2% vs 74.8%) and cholesterol checks (90.3% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

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 Everts Township’s likely range; Everts Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56515, 56586, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Everts Township adults…

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

14 of every 100 Everts Township adults have had cancer
Minnesota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 12.7–15.2%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Why age matters here

Everts Township is an older town: 52% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Minnesota. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Everts Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Everts Township52%
Minnesota17%
Getting care

Care in and near Everts Township

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

HNearest ERPerham HealthPerham · 18.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPerham Health★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 62.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.9 mi
Perham Health
Perham · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.6 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
34.2 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
62.1 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
62.8 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careEverts Township is a federal shortage area.East Otter Tail · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Everts Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Everts 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 Everts 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 Everts Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

80%Yearly checkupMN 75%
71%Dentist visitMN 68%
90%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
77%Colon screeningMN 69%
80%MammogramMN 79%
85%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Everts Township 5.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.6%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.6%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 14%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Everts Township, betterEverts Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Everts Township gets moving

12 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Everts Township adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Everts Township does better than Minnesota.

3 in 10Everts Township adults feel lonely
28.8% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Everts Township adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Everts Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 8Everts Township adults are in frequent mental distress
12.8% · MN 15.1% · Better than MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Everts 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 12
Everts Township adults worry about having enough food
8.4% · MN 11.4%
Better than MN
1 in 16
Everts Township adults worry about keeping their housing
6.3% · MN 9.3%
Better than MN
1 in 24
Everts Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.1% · MN 5.7%
Better than MN
1 in 19
Everts Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · MN 7.1%
Better than MN

5.9% of Everts Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Everts Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Battle Lake: 30.9%Sverdrup Township: 33.4%Amor Township: 33.5%Clitherall Township: 32.7%Girard Township: 33.5%Underwood: 32.9%Aurdal Township: 34.4%Maine Township: 33.5%Tordenskjold Township: 33.3%Otter Tail Township: 33.7%Dead Lake Township: 34.1%Eagle Lake Township: 35.6%Nidaros Township: 34.5%Henning Township: 34.2%Everts Township: 32.6%Everts TownshipBattle LakeSverdrup TownshipAmor TownshipClitherall TownshipGirard Township
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Battle Lake30.9%
Everts Township32.6%
Clitherall Township32.7%
Sverdrup Township33.4%
Amor Township33.5%
Girard Township33.5%
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
Battle Lake————
Sverdrup Township————
Amor Township————
Clitherall Township————
Girard Township————

Battle Lake, Sverdrup Township, Amor Township, Clitherall Township and Girard 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.

31.4%

of Everts Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory11.2%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Everts Township

Why doesn’t Everts 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 Everts Township.

What hospital is closest to Everts Township?

Perham Health in Perham, 18.9 miles in a straight line from Everts Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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