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Health in Flora Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Flora Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56284, 56283, 56230. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Flora Township

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

Flora 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 ↓

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Flora Township

1 in 14 adults have COPD (7.2%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.8%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 4%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Flora Township runs above Minnesota on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Flora Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (27.8%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

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

34.9% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 79.5% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.1% statewide. 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 Flora Township’s likely range; Flora Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56284, 56283, 56230, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Flora Township

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

HNearest ERCentracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOlivia Hospital & Clinic★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 31.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.8 mi
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Avera Granite Falls
Granite Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.6 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
32 mi
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
Willmar · ★★★★★
ER
33.1 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Flora Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Flora Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Flora 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 Flora 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 Flora Township adults…

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

7 of every 100 Flora Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.3–8.3%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.8%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.2%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 16.7%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Flora Township, betterFlora Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Flora Township gets moving

2.5 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
63%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
68%Colon screeningMN 69%
76%MammogramMN 79%
80%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Flora Township 10.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Flora Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

1 in 3Flora Township adults feel lonely
32.4% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Flora Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Flora Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Flora Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Flora 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 7
Flora Township adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 10
Flora Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Flora Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 13
Flora Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.9% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

10% of Flora Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Flora Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Delhi Township: 37.6%Beaver Falls Township: 38.5%Sacred Heart Township: 38.4%Emmet Township: 38.5%Henryville Township: 39%Redwood Falls: 37.5%Paxton Township: 37.8%Kintire Township: 36.2%Birch Cooley Township: 39.8%Morton: 39.2%Swedes Forest Township: 35.6%Sacred Heart: 38.2%Hawk Creek Township: 38.7%Ericson Township: 38.4%Troy Township: 39.4%Crooks Township: 38.5%Norfolk Township: 38.4%Flora Township: 38.3%Flora TownshipDelhi TownshipBeaver Falls TownshipSacred Heart TownshipEmmet TownshipHenryville TownshipCentracare - Redwood · Redwood Falls · 9.4 miHOlivia Hospital & Clinic · Olivia · 10.8 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Delhi Township37.6%
Flora Township38.3%
Sacred Heart Township38.4%
Beaver Falls Township38.5%
Emmet Township38.5%
Henryville Township39%
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
Delhi Township————
Beaver Falls Township————
Sacred Heart Township————
Emmet Township————
Henryville Township————

Delhi Township, Beaver Falls Township, Sacred Heart Township, Emmet Township and Henryville 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.

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Flora Township

Why doesn’t Flora 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 Flora Township.

What hospital is closest to Flora Township?

Centracare - Redwood in Redwood Falls, 9.4 miles in a straight line from Flora 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 Flora 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.