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Health in Manitou Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Manitou Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58776. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Manitou Township

COPD, heart disease and diabetes run high in Manitou Township

1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.5%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.7%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. Diabetes is also above the state: 12.2%, vs 9.8% across North Dakota. In all, Manitou Township runs above North Dakota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Manitou Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (27%), vs 21.8% across North Dakota. There are 12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

Manitou Township is short on dental care and mental health care

Manitou 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 ↓

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 Manitou Township’s likely range; Manitou Township’s figures come from ZIP code 58776, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Manitou Township adults…

Manitou Township runs above ND on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Manitou Township adults have COPD
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.2–8.9%
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 27%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.1%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 19.3%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Manitou Township, betterManitou Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Manitou Township gets moving

12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Manitou Township

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

HNearest ERMountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 11.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 24.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.2 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.9 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
36 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
47 mi
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems
Watford City · not rated
ERRural critical access
66.9 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Killdeer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careManitou Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Manitou Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Manitou 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 Manitou 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 Manitou Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

76%Yearly checkupND 74%
65%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
68%Colon screeningND 65%
78%MammogramND 78%
79%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Manitou Township 7.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Manitou Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Manitou Township adults feel lonely
27.8% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Manitou Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Manitou Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.5% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Manitou Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Manitou 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 9
Manitou Township adults worry about having enough food
10.6% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Manitou Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Manitou Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Manitou Township adults lack reliable transportation
6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.8% of Manitou Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Manitou Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Ross Township: 39.1%Cottonwood Township: 38.7%Debing Township: 39.3%Sorkness Township: 38%Myrtle Township: 38.7%Alger Township: 39.2%Idaho Township: 38.9%Stanley: 38.9%James Hill Township: 39%Powers Township: 38.4%Rat Lake Township: 40.8%White Earth Township: 40%Powers Lake Township: 37.8%White Earth: 38.6%Pleasant Valley Township: 40.2%Manitou Township: 39.3%Manitou TownshipRoss TownshipCottonwood TownshipDebing TownshipSorkness TownshipMyrtle TownshipMountrail County Medical Center · Stanley · 11.2 miHTioga Medical Center · Tioga · 15.1 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sorkness Township38%
Cottonwood Township38.7%
Myrtle Township38.7%
Ross Township39.1%
Manitou Township39.3%
Debing Township39.3%
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
Ross Township————
Cottonwood Township————
Debing Township————
Myrtle Township————
Sorkness Township————

Ross Township, Cottonwood Township, Debing Township, Myrtle Township and Sorkness 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.

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Manitou Township

Why doesn’t Manitou 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 Manitou Township.

What hospital is closest to Manitou Township?

Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley, 11.2 miles in a straight line from Manitou 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 Manitou 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.