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Health in Millerville Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Millerville Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56315, 56326. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Millerville Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Millerville Township adults…

Millerville Township runs above MN on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Millerville Township adults have heart disease
Minnesota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.7–8.4%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Millerville Township

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

HNearest ERAlomere HealthAlexandria · 17.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAlomere Health★★★★★ · 17.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceWillmar · 70.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.2 mi
Alomere Health
Alexandria · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.2 mi
Glacial Ridge Hospital
Glenwood · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.8 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
70.8 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Willmar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
78.8 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careMillerville Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMillerville Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Millerville 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 Millerville 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 exercise 24.7%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.1%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 16.5%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Millerville Township, betterMillerville Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Millerville Township gets moving

3.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupMN 75%
68%Dentist visitMN 68%
87%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
74%Colon screeningMN 69%
78%MammogramMN 79%
80%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Millerville Township 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Millerville Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Millerville Township adults feel lonely
28.3% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Millerville Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Millerville Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Millerville Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Millerville 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
Millerville Township adults worry about having enough food
10.1% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Millerville Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 19
Millerville Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Millerville Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

7.4% of Millerville Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Millerville Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lund Township: 36.2%Brandon Township: 36%Leaf Mountain Township: 34.8%Leaf Valley Township: 35.1%Pelican Lake Township: 39.1%Evansville Township: 35.8%Eagle Lake Township: 35.6%Ida Township: 34.9%Moe Township: 35.6%Effington Township: 35.1%Nidaros Township: 34.5%Miltona Township: 36%Millerville Township: 36%Millerville TownshipLund TownshipBrandon TownshipLeaf Mountain TownshipLeaf Valley TownshipAlomere Health · Alexandria · 17.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Leaf Mountain Township34.8%
Leaf Valley Township35.1%
Millerville Township36%
Brandon Township36%
Lund Township36.2%
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
Lund Township————
Brandon Township————
Leaf Valley Township————
Leaf Mountain Township————

Lund Township, Brandon Township, Leaf Valley Township and Leaf Mountain 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.

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Millerville Township

Why doesn’t Millerville 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 Millerville Township.

What hospital is closest to Millerville Township?

Alomere Health in Alexandria, 17.2 miles in a straight line from Millerville 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 Millerville Township.

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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.