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Health in Harwood Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harwood Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58005, 58042. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Harwood Township

Harwood Township is an active town

Only 16.3% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 21.8% across North Dakota. The town has 14 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves. Habits ↓

Fewer Harwood Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below North Dakota. 1 in 15 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 9 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Harwood Township

Harwood Township runs below North Dakota on COPD (4.6% vs 5.9%), stroke (2.5% vs 3.1%) and heart disease (5.1% vs 6.1%). 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 North Dakota figure falls outside Harwood Township’s likely range; Harwood Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58005, 58042, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 16.3%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.3%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 22%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 11.9%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harwood Township, betterHarwood Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Harwood Township gets moving

14 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
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 15
Harwood Township adults worry about having enough food
6.8% · ND 10.7%
Better than ND
1 in 15
Harwood Township adults worry about keeping their housing
6.5% · ND 8.9%
Better than ND
1 in 24
Harwood Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.2% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 23
Harwood Township adults lack reliable transportation
4.4% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

4.1% of Harwood Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harwood Township adults…

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

5 of every 100 Harwood Township adults have COPD
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · better · likely 3.9–5.4%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Harwood Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Medical Center FargoFargo · ≈10.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford Medical Center Fargo★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterFargo · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
10.2 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Fargo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈10.8 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.5 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
26 mi
Essentia Health Ada
Ada · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careHarwood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarwood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarwood Township is not a shortage area

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 Harwood Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupND 74%
73%Dentist visitND 65%
87%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
81%MammogramND 78%
76%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harwood Township 4.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Harwood Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Harwood Township adults feel lonely
26.8% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Harwood Township adults lack social or emotional support
18.2% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 4Harwood Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Harwood Township adults are in frequent mental distress
12.4% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Harwood 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.

Around town

Harwood Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Kragnes Township: 33.4%Harwood: 34.3%Wiser Township: 35.6%Reed Township: 34.3%Berlin Township: 35.3%Argusville: 36%Fargo: 34.3%Georgetown Township: 32.9%Morken Township: 33.4%Oakport Township: 33.6%Gardner Township: 35.2%Noble Township: 35%West Fargo: 34%Reile's Acres: 34.5%Raymond Township: 33.8%North River: 34.8%Rush River Township: 35.2%Moorhead: 33.2%Stanley Township: 33.9%Horace: 34.3%Moorhead Township: 33.6%Kurtz Township: 33.6%Frontier: 35.1%Pleasant Township: 34.5%Briarwood: 33.2%Harwood Township: 35.2%Harwood TownshipKragnes TownshipHarwoodWiser TownshipReed TownshipBerlin TownshipArgusvilleFargoFargo VA Medical Center · Fargo · 9.3 mi · 5★ MedicareHSanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo · 10.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHEssentia Health · Fargo · 15.5 mi · 3★ MedicareHHomeless Health Services - Resource & Recovery Center · Fargo · 10.2 mi+Community Health Service Inc. Moorhead · Moorhead · 11.8 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#21 of 26 towns on this map, healthiest first
Kragnes Township33.4%
Harwood34.3%
Reed Township34.3%
Fargo34.3%
Harwood Township35.2%
Berlin Township35.3%
Wiser Township35.6%
Argusville36%
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
Harwood————
Wiser Township————
Reed TownshipA34.3%8.2%11.6%ZIP codes
Berlin Township————
Argusville————
FargoA34.3%8.1%11.8%CDC place

Harwood, Wiser Township, Berlin Township and Argusville: 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.

20.8%

of Harwood Township adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.5%
Thinking or memory10.1%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone5.4%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Harwood Township

Why doesn’t Harwood 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 Harwood Township.

What hospital is closest to Harwood Township?

Sanford Medical Center Fargo in Fargo, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Harwood 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 Harwood 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.