Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Marble Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded
Health in Marble Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Marble Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56220, 56280. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Marble Township

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

Marble 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 ↓

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Marble Township

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.2%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. 1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.5%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.1%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Marble Township runs above Minnesota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Marble Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (27%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

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

37% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 80.7% 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 Marble Township’s likely range; Marble Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56220, 56280, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Marble Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 8.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 27.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.3 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
8.9 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
23 mi
Avera Tyler Hospital
Tyler · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.4 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
55.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careMarble Township is a federal shortage area.Ivanhoe and Canby · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Marble Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Marble 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 Marble 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 Marble Township adults…

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

8 of every 100 Marble Township adults have heart disease
Minnesota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.3–9.1%
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%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 16.6%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Marble Township, betterMarble Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupMN 75%
66%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
72%Colon screeningMN 69%
77%MammogramMN 79%
81%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Marble Township 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Marble Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Marble Township adults feel lonely
29% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Marble Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Marble Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Marble Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Marble 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
Marble Township adults worry about having enough food
11.4% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Marble Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 17
Marble Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Marble Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

8.8% of Marble Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Marble Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Alta Vista Township: 38.2%Norman Township: 38.5%Hansonville Township: 37.3%Royal Township: 36.4%Limestone Township: 36.9%Eidsvold Township: 38.4%Porter: 38%Wergeland Township: 38.1%Canby: 38%Hammer Township: 38.5%Fortier Township: 38.5%Hendricks Township: 37%Scandinavia Township: 34.1%Ivanhoe: 36%Ash Lake Township: 36.4%Marble Township: 38.4%Marble TownshipAlta Vista TownshipNorman TownshipHansonville TownshipRoyal TownshipSanford Canby Medical Center · Canby · 8.3 miHHendricks Community Hospital · Hendricks · 8.9 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Royal Township36.4%
Hansonville Township37.3%
Alta Vista Township38.2%
Marble Township38.4%
Norman Township38.5%
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
Alta Vista Township————
Norman Township————
Royal Township————
Hansonville Township————

Alta Vista Township, Norman Township, Royal Township and Hansonville 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.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Marble Township

Why doesn’t Marble 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 Marble Township.

What hospital is closest to Marble Township?

Sanford Canby Medical Center in Canby, 8.3 miles in a straight line from Marble 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 Marble 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.