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Health in Hawley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hawley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 56549. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hawley Township

The nearest ER is 22 miles from Hawley Township

The closest emergency room is Sanford Medical Center Fargo in Fargo, 21.8 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Hawley Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Hawley 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 Hawley Township’s likely range; Hawley Township’s figures come from ZIP code 56549, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Hawley Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Medical Center FargoFargo · ≈21.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 17.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.8 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.8 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.7 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
≈21.8 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
24.9 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
! Primary careHawley Township is a federal shortage area.NE Clay County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careHawley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hawley 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 Hawley 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 Hawley Township adults…

On every condition, Hawley Township is about the same as Minnesota. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Hawley Township adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.5–36.3%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.8%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.7%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 18.7%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hawley Township, betterHawley Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Hawley Township gets moving

6.2 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupMN 75%
69%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
71%Colon screeningMN 69%
81%MammogramMN 79%
76%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hawley Township 6.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Hawley Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Hawley Township adults feel lonely
30.2% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Hawley Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Hawley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Hawley Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Hawley 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 10
Hawley Township adults worry about having enough food
10.1% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Hawley Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 19
Hawley Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Hawley Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

7.2% of Hawley Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Hawley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hawley: 32.8%Eglon Township: 33.6%Riverton Township: 33.6%Cromwell Township: 33%Skree Township: 32.8%Highland Grove Township: 33.2%Parke Township: 33%Lake Park Township: 35.4%Cuba Township: 35.3%Cormorant Township: 35.3%Glyndon Township: 33.6%Elkton Township: 33%Spring Prairie Township: 33.5%Moland Township: 33.6%Humboldt Township: 32.4%Hawley Township: 33%Hawley TownshipHawleyEglon TownshipRiverton TownshipCromwell TownshipSkree Township
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#4 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hawley32.8%
Skree Township32.8%
Hawley Township33%
Cromwell Township33%
Eglon Township33.6%
Riverton Township33.6%
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
HawleyA−32.8%9.5%14.5%CDC place
Eglon Township————
Riverton Township————
Cromwell Township————
Skree Township————

Eglon Township, Riverton Township, Cromwell Township and Skree 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.

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Hawley Township

Why doesn’t Hawley 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 Hawley Township.

What hospital is closest to Hawley Township?

Sanford Medical Center Fargo in Fargo, 21.8 miles in a straight line from Hawley 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 Hawley 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.