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Health in Land Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Land Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58712, 58736, 58723. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Land Township

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Land Township

1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. 1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.2%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.7%, vs 3.1% across North Dakota. In all, Land Township runs above North Dakota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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

Land 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 ↓

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

43.6% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 83.6% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

More Land Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28%), vs 21.8% across North Dakota. There are 27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

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 Land Township’s likely range; Land Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58712, 58736, 58723, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Land Township adults…

Land Township runs above ND on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Land Township adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–11.5%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Land Township

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

HNearest ERSMP Health St. AloisiusHarvey · 29.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersTurtle Lake · 30.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
29.2 mi
SMP Health St. Aloisius
Harvey · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.9 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Turtle Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.2 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.5 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
41.9 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
64.9 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Land Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Land Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Land 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 Land 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 Land Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

79%Yearly checkupND 74%
64%Dentist visitND 65%
87%Cholesterol checkND 83%
67%Colon screeningND 65%
78%MammogramND 78%
84%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Land Township 7.2% · 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 28%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.5%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 16.8%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.4%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Land Township, betterLand Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Land Township gets moving

27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Land Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Land Township adults feel lonely
27.4% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Land Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Land Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.4% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Land 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 Land 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
Land Township adults worry about having enough food
10.5% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 13
Land Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 19
Land Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Land Township adults lack reliable transportation
6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7.1% of Land Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Land Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Balfour Township: 42.9%Spring Grove Township: 42.7%Kief: 40.5%Cottonwood Lake Township: 43.5%Strassburg Township: 38.9%Strege Township: 42.7%Lake George Township: 42.9%Odin Township: 43.4%Anamoose Township: 42.6%Drake: 43%Rosenfield Township: 42.7%Olivia Township: 43.7%Dogden Township: 38.9%Highland Township: 38.9%Land Township: 42.7%Land TownshipBalfour TownshipSpring Grove TownshipKiefCottonwood Lake TownshipStrassburg Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#6 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Strassburg Township38.9%
Kief40.5%
Land Township42.7%
Spring Grove Township42.7%
Balfour Township42.9%
Cottonwood Lake Township43.5%
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
Balfour Township————
Spring Grove Township————
Kief————
Cottonwood Lake Township————
Strassburg Township————

Balfour Township, Spring Grove Township, Kief, Cottonwood Lake Township and Strassburg 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.

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing11.5%
Errands alone8%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Land Township

Why doesn’t Land 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 Land Township.

What hospital is closest to Land Township?

SMP Health St. Aloisius in Harvey, 29.2 miles in a straight line from Land Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Land 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.