✓ Primary careLake Prairie Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake Prairie Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie 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 exercise25%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours31.8%MN 29.2%
Binge drink19.1%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes15.1%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lake Prairie Township, betterLake Prairie Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Lake Prairie Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Lake Prairie Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Yearly checkupMN 75%
Dentist visitMN 68%
Cholesterol checkMN 85%
Colon screeningMN 69%
MammogramMN 79%
Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lake Prairie Township 8.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Lake Prairie Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
1 in 3Lake Prairie Township adults feel lonely
31.2% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Lake Prairie Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Lake Prairie Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Lake Prairie Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Lake Prairie Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Ottawa Township, Traverse Township, New Sweden Township, Henderson Township and Kelso 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.
30.3%
of Lake Prairie Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Lake Prairie Township
Why doesn’t Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie Township.
What hospital is closest to Lake Prairie Township?
River's Edge Hospital & Clinic in St. Peter, 5.9 miles in a straight line from Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie Township.
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.
Norseland General Store · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0