✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mayhew Lake Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mayhew Lake Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mayhew Lake 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 Mayhew Lake 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 Mayhew Lake Township adults…
On every condition, Mayhew Lake Township is about the same as Minnesota. Tap one to see it as people.
30 of every 100 Mayhew Lake Township adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 26.4–34.5%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
Get no exercise22.9%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours28.7%MN 29.2%
Binge drink19.2%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes15.3%MN 13.1%
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Where Mayhew Lake Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Mayhew Lake 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 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mayhew Lake Township 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Mayhew Lake Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Mayhew Lake Township adults feel lonely
29.6% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Mayhew Lake Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Mayhew Lake Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Mayhew Lake Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Mayhew Lake Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Gilmanton Township and Graham 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.
27.7%
of Mayhew Lake Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Mayhew Lake Township
Why doesn’t Mayhew Lake 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 Mayhew Lake Township.
What hospital is closest to Mayhew Lake Township?
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital in Saint Cloud, 9.4 miles in a straight line from Mayhew Lake 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 Mayhew Lake 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.
Esselman Brothers General Store · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0