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Buchanan, North Dakota 6-9-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Buchanan Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Buchanan Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58401, 58420. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.9%
About the same as ND (16.1%)
Obesity
39.9%
About the same as ND (36.5%)
No exercise
24%
About the same as ND (21.8%)
Uninsured
7.3%
About the same as ND (7.3%)
Feel lonely
28.6%
About the same as ND (29.6%)
Nearest ER
9.2 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Buchanan Township

7.1%have COPD · ND 5.9%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Buchanan Township adults…

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

7 of every 100 Buchanan Township adults have COPD
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.1–8.1%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Buchanan Township

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

HNearest ERJamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJamestown Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 9.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 37 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
32.4 mi
Carrington Health Center
Carrington · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
37 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.3 mi
CHI Mercy Health
Valley City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
43.1 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
81.8 mi
Spectra Health Larimore
Larimore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careBuchanan Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBuchanan Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.3%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Buchanan Township, betterBuchanan Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Buchanan Township gets moving

43 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Buchanan Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

74%Yearly checkupND 74%
63%Dentist visitND 65%
84%Cholesterol checkND 83%
68%Colon screeningND 65%
77%MammogramND 78%
79%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Buchanan Township 7.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Buchanan Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Buchanan Township adults feel lonely
28.6% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Buchanan Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Buchanan Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Buchanan Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Buchanan 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
Buchanan Township adults worry about having enough food
11% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Buchanan Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Buchanan Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 15
Buchanan Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7.3% of Buchanan Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Buchanan Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Fried Township: 40.1%Jim River Valley Township: 38.5%Hidden Township: 38.7%Buchanan: 37.9%Midway Township: 40.4%Eldridge Township: 40.4%Rose Township: 37.7%Ashland Township: 38.3%Lyon Township: 37.4%Plainview Township: 37.7%Deer Lake Township: 38.6%Windsor Township: 38.9%Jamestown: 40%Bloom Township: 40.4%Lippert Township: 40.4%Buchanan Township: 39.9%Buchanan TownshipFried TownshipJim River Valley TownshipHidden TownshipBuchananMidway TownshipEldridge TownshipJamestown Regional Medical Center · Jamestown · 9.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Buchanan37.9%
Jim River Valley Township38.5%
Hidden Township38.7%
Buchanan Township39.9%
Fried Township40.1%
Midway Township40.4%
Eldridge Township40.4%
ND36.5%

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
Fried Township————
Hidden Township————
Jim River Valley Township————
Buchanan————
Midway Township————
Eldridge Township————

Fried Township, Hidden Township, Jim River Valley Township, Buchanan, Midway Township and Eldridge 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.

29.9%

of Buchanan Township adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Buchanan Township

Why doesn’t Buchanan 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 Buchanan Township.

What hospital is closest to Buchanan Township?

Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Buchanan 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 Buchanan Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota 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.