Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Dover Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded
Health in Dover Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dover Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58492, 58448, 58484. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Dover Township

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

Dover 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 ↓

Cancer, heart disease and arthritis run high in Dover Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.6%), vs 8.2% across North Dakota. 1 in 14 adults have heart disease (7.4%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. Arthritis is also above the state: 30.3%, vs 25.3% across North Dakota. In all, Dover Township runs above North Dakota on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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

36.6% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 80.9% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

Dover Township keeps up with checkups

It beats North Dakota on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (68.6% vs 64.5%) and cholesterol checks (87% vs 82.7%). Checkups ↓

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 Dover Township’s likely range; Dover Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58492, 58448, 58484, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Dover Township

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

HNearest ERCooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 30.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.7 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.4 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.5 mi
CHI Mercy Health
Valley City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.3 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.9 mi
Carrington Health Center
Carrington · not rated
ERRural critical access
56.5 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dover Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dover Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover Township adults…

Dover Township runs above ND on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Dover Township adults have had cancer
North Dakota: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.6–11.6%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupND 74%
69%Dentist visitND 65%
87%Cholesterol checkND 83%
71%Colon screeningND 65%
78%MammogramND 78%
81%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dover Township 6% · 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 22.1%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 19.7%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dover Township, betterDover Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Dover Township gets moving

31 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Dover Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Dover Township adults feel lonely
26.5% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Dover Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Dover Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Dover Township adults are in frequent mental distress
12.9% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Dover 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 12
Dover Township adults worry about having enough food
8.4% · ND 10.7%
Better than ND
1 in 14
Dover Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7% · ND 8.9%
Better than ND
1 in 22
Dover Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.5% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 20
Dover Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

5.1% of Dover Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Dover Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pierce Township: 37.4%Bartley Township: 39.4%Corinne Township: 37.4%Mabel Township: 36%Lake Town Township: 37.7%Wimbledon: 36.9%Uxbridge Township: 37.4%Courtenay Township: 37.4%Greenfield Township: 39.3%Helena Township: 39.1%Dazey Township: 37.7%Nogosek Township: 37.4%Eastman Township: 36.6%Kingsley Township: 38.3%Dover Township: 37.6%Dover TownshipPierce TownshipBartley TownshipCorinne TownshipMabel TownshipCooperstown Medical Center · Cooperstown · 17.7 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mabel Township36%
Pierce Township37.4%
Corinne Township37.4%
Dover Township37.6%
Bartley Township39.4%
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
Pierce Township————
Bartley Township————
Corinne Township————
Mabel Township————

Pierce Township, Bartley Township, Corinne Township and Mabel 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.

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing9%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Dover Township

Why doesn’t Dover 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 Dover Township.

What hospital is closest to Dover Township?

Cooperstown Medical Center in Cooperstown, 17.7 miles in a straight line from Dover 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 Dover 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.