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The “Felton Cafe” Angie’s Diner Cafe on Highway 9, Felton, MinnesotaPhoto: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Felton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Felton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56519, 56536. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Felton Township

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Felton Township

1 in 14 adults have heart disease (7.3%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. 1 in 15 adults have COPD (6.5%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 3.6%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Felton Township runs above Minnesota on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Felton Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Felton 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 Felton Township’s likely range; Felton Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56519, 56536, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Felton Township adults…

Felton Township runs above MN on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Felton Township adults have heart disease
Minnesota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.5–8.1%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Felton Township

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

HNearest EREssentia Health AdaAda · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 19.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.2 mi
Essentia Health Ada
Ada · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.1 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
19.5 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈22.9 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
27 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careFelton Township is a federal shortage area.NE Clay County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careFelton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Felton 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 Felton 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 exercise 23.5%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.2%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.6%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Felton Township, betterFelton Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Felton Township gets moving

4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
69%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
72%Colon screeningMN 69%
78%MammogramMN 79%
78%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Felton Township 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Felton Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Felton Township adults feel lonely
29.2% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Felton Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Felton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Felton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Felton 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 9
Felton Township adults worry about having enough food
10.9% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Felton Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 18
Felton Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 15
Felton Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

7.8% of Felton Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Felton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hagen Township: 33.4%Flowing Township: 33.4%Viding Township: 33.6%Winchester Township: 34.9%Keene Township: 33%Ulen Township: 33%Rockwell Township: 34.9%Morken Township: 33.4%Spring Prairie Township: 33.5%Mary Township: 37%Georgetown Township: 32.9%McDonaldsville Township: 36%Felton Township: 34%Felton TownshipHagen TownshipFlowing TownshipViding TownshipWinchester TownshipEssentia Health Ada · Ada · 13.2 miHFargo VA Medical Center · Fargo · 19.1 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hagen Township33.4%
Flowing Township33.4%
Viding Township33.6%
Felton Township34%
Winchester Township34.9%
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
Hagen Township————
Winchester Township————
Viding Township————
Flowing Township————

Hagen Township, Winchester Township, Viding Township and Flowing 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.

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Felton Township

Why doesn’t Felton 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 Felton Township.

What hospital is closest to Felton Township?

Essentia Health Ada in Ada, 13.2 miles in a straight line from Felton 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 Felton 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.