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Health in Page Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Page Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 56353. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Page Township

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

Page 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 ↓

More Page Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (27.5%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke run high in Page Township

1 in 14 adults have COPD (7%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 27 adults have had a stroke (3.7%), vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Page Township runs above Minnesota on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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 Page Township’s likely range; Page Township’s figures come from ZIP code 56353, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Page Township

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

HNearest ERMille Lacs Health SystemOnamia · 15.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNeighborhood HealthsourceCoon Rapids · 53.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.1 mi
Mille Lacs Health System
Onamia · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Welia Health
Mora · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton · ★★★★★
ER
29.5 mi
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
Saint Cloud · ★★★★★
ER
53.2 mi
Neighborhood Healthsource
3 sites · nearest in Coon Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
61.1 mi
Axis Family Clinic
Minneapolis · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary carePage Township is a federal shortage area.South Mille Lacs County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Page Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Page 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 Page 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 27.5%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.4%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 18.8%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Page Township, betterPage Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Page Township gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Page Township adults…

Page Township runs above MN on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Page Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.1–7.9%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupMN 75%
66%Dentist visitMN 68%
84%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
69%Colon screeningMN 69%
77%MammogramMN 79%
77%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Page Township 7.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Page Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Page Township adults feel lonely
29.2% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Page Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Page Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Page Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Page 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 8
Page Township adults worry about having enough food
13% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 10
Page Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.1% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Page Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 13
Page Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

9.7% of Page Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Page Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lakin Township: 38.8%Hayland Township: 38.1%Dailey Township: 40.7%Milaca Township: 38.4%Morrill Township: 38.2%Mount Morris Township: 37.7%Granite Ledge Township: 40%Mudgett Township: 39.6%Kanabec Township: 37.4%Borgholm Township: 38.1%Onamia Township: 41.8%Milaca: 37.2%Foreston: 37.6%Milo Township: 38.6%Page Township: 38.1%Page TownshipLakin TownshipHayland TownshipDailey TownshipMilaca Township
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#5 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Page Township38.1%
Hayland Township38.1%
Milaca Township38.4%
Lakin Township38.8%
Dailey Township40.7%
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
Lakin Township————
Hayland Township————
Dailey Township————
Milaca TownshipB−38.4%11.1%17.3%ZIP codes

Lakin Township, Hayland Township and Dailey 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.

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Page Township

Why doesn’t Page 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 Page Township.

What hospital is closest to Page Township?

Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia, 15.1 miles in a straight line from Page 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 Page 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.