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Health in Cedar Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cedar Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58647, 58653, 58649. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cedar Creek Township

Heart disease, COPD and cancer run high in Cedar Creek Township

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.2%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.9%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. Cancer is also above the state: 10.6%, vs 8.2% across North Dakota. In all, Cedar Creek Township runs above North Dakota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

The nearest ER is 23 miles from Cedar Creek Township

The closest emergency room is Southwest Healthcare Services in Bowman, 22.9 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

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

38% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 81.2% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

Cedar Creek Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Cedar Creek Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

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 North Dakota figure falls outside Cedar Creek Township’s likely range; Cedar Creek Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58647, 58653, 58649, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cedar Creek Township adults…

Cedar Creek Township runs above ND on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Cedar Creek Township adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.4–9.2%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Cedar Creek Township

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

HNearest ERSouthwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 22.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareBison · 61.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.9 mi
Southwest Healthcare Services
Bowman · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.3 mi
West River Regional Medical Center
Hettinger · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.1 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson
Dickinson · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
54.4 mi
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center
Elgin · not rated
ERRural critical access
61.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Bison
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
72.2 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Killdeer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cedar Creek Township itself
✓ Dental careCedar Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupND 74%
64%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
70%Colon screeningND 65%
77%MammogramND 78%
81%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cedar Creek Township 7.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.4%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.4%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 18.4%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cedar Creek Township, betterCedar Creek Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Cedar Creek Township gets moving

42 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Cedar Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Cedar Creek Township adults feel lonely
28.5% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Cedar Creek Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Cedar Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Cedar Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Cedar Creek 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
Cedar Creek Township adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Cedar Creek Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 19
Cedar Creek Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 16
Cedar Creek Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.8% of Cedar Creek Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Cedar Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Woodberry Township: 37.1%Buena Vista Township: 37.1%Carroll Township: 38.6%Kennedy Township: 36.1%Strehlow Township: 38.6%Mineral Springs Township: 36.5%Hume Township: 38.5%Stillwater Township: 36.5%Fischbein Township: 36.5%Rainy Butte Township: 38.6%Wagendorf Township: 39.3%Tepee Butte Township: 38.9%New England Township: 38.6%Cedar Creek Township: 37.5%Cedar Creek TownshipWoodberry TownshipBuena Vista TownshipCarroll TownshipKennedy TownshipStrehlow Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#7 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Kennedy Township36.1%
Woodberry Township37.1%
Buena Vista Township37.1%
Cedar Creek Township37.5%
Carroll Township38.6%
Strehlow Township38.6%
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
Woodberry Township————
Buena Vista Township————
Carroll Township————
Kennedy Township————
Strehlow Township————

Woodberry Township, Buena Vista Township, Carroll Township, Kennedy Township and Strehlow 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%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Cedar Creek Township

Why doesn’t Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to Cedar Creek Township?

Southwest Healthcare Services in Bowman, 22.9 miles in a straight line from Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek 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.