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Health in Leaf Mountain Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Leaf Mountain Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58727. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Leaf Mountain Township

Leaf Mountain Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Leaf Mountain 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 ↓

The nearest ER is 26 miles from Leaf Mountain Township

The closest emergency room is Tioga Medical Center in Tioga, 25.8 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Cancer runs high in Leaf Mountain Township

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10%), 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 Leaf Mountain Township’s likely range; Leaf Mountain Township’s figures come from ZIP code 58727, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Leaf Mountain Township

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

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 25.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersBowbells · 23.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
23.3 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Bowbells
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.8 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.2 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.1 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
86.9 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Leaf Mountain Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Leaf Mountain Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain Township adults…

Leaf Mountain Township runs above ND on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Leaf Mountain Township adults have had cancer
North Dakota: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9–11%
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 22.6%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.2%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 19.6%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Leaf Mountain Township, betterLeaf Mountain Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Leaf Mountain Township gets moving

29 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupND 74%
64%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
67%Colon screeningND 65%
79%MammogramND 78%
79%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Leaf Mountain Township 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Leaf Mountain Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Leaf Mountain Township adults feel lonely
28.4% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Leaf Mountain Township adults lack social or emotional support
21% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Leaf Mountain Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.5% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Leaf Mountain Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Leaf Mountain 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 11
Leaf Mountain Township adults worry about having enough food
8.9% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 13
Leaf Mountain Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 21
Leaf Mountain Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 19
Leaf Mountain Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.3% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

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

Around town

Leaf Mountain Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Harmonious Township: 36.6%Foothills Township: 37.3%Fay Township: 36.5%Cleary Township: 37.8%Border Township: 38.8%Thorson Township: 37.8%Keller Township: 36.5%Clayton Township: 37.6%Vale Township: 37.2%Lucy Township: 37.8%Short Creek Township: 37.6%Colville Township: 37.8%Leaf Mountain Township: 36.5%Leaf Mountain TownshipHarmonious TownshipFoothills TownshipFay TownshipCleary Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Leaf Mountain Township36.5%
Fay Township36.5%
Harmonious Township36.6%
Foothills Township37.3%
Cleary Township37.8%
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
Harmonious Township————
Foothills Township————
Fay Township————
Cleary Township————

Harmonious Township, Foothills Township, Fay Township and Cleary 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.

28.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Leaf Mountain Township

Why doesn’t Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain Township.

What hospital is closest to Leaf Mountain Township?

Tioga Medical Center in Tioga, 25.8 miles in a straight line from Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain 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.