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Health in Kickapoo Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kickapoo Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58718, 58771. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Kickapoo Township

Kickapoo Township is short on dental care and mental health care

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

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

36.4% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 79.3% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

Arthritis and cancer run high in Kickapoo Township

3 in 10 adults have arthritis (29.5%), vs 25.3% across North Dakota. 1 in 11 adults have had cancer (9.5%), vs 8.2% across North Dakota. 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 Kickapoo Township’s likely range; Kickapoo Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58718, 58771, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Kickapoo Township

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

HNearest ERMountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 17.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 31.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.9 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.8 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.2 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
33.2 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
44 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
67.2 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Beulah
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careKickapoo Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Kickapoo Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

75%Yearly checkupND 74%
67%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
75%MammogramND 78%
79%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kickapoo Township 6.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kickapoo Township adults…

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

30 of every 100 Kickapoo Township adults have arthritis
North Dakota: 25 in 100 · worse · likely 26.7–32.2%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.6%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.9%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 20.1%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kickapoo Township, betterKickapoo Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Kickapoo Township gets moving

48 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Kickapoo Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Kickapoo Township adults feel lonely
28.7% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Kickapoo Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Kickapoo Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Kickapoo Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Kickapoo 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 10
Kickapoo Township adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Kickapoo Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 19
Kickapoo Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Kickapoo Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.7% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

5.9% of Kickapoo Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Kickapoo Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Egan Township: 34.9%McAlmond Township: 38.2%Evergreen Township: 34.9%Osloe Township: 38.7%Shealy Township: 36.8%Passport Township: 34.9%McGahan Township: 35.5%Stave Township: 35.1%Oakland Township: 38.7%Burke Township: 38.5%Mandan Township: 34.9%Spring Coulee Township: 38.9%Shell Township: 41.5%Lund Township: 38.8%Tolgen Township: 34.9%Kickapoo Township: 36.3%Kickapoo TownshipEgan TownshipMcAlmond TownshipEvergreen TownshipOsloe TownshipShealy Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Egan Township34.9%
Evergreen Township34.9%
Kickapoo Township36.3%
Shealy Township36.8%
McAlmond Township38.2%
Osloe Township38.7%
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
Egan Township————
McAlmond Township————
Evergreen Township————
Osloe Township————
Shealy Township————

Egan Township, McAlmond Township, Evergreen Township, Osloe Township and Shealy 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%

of Kickapoo 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 memory12.1%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Kickapoo Township

Why doesn’t Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo Township.

What hospital is closest to Kickapoo Township?

Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley, 17.9 miles in a straight line from Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo 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.