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Health in Oliver Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oliver Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58843, 58849. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Oliver Township

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.7%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.8%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 24.6%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.9%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oliver Township, betterOliver Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Oliver Township gets moving

37 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oliver Township adults…

Oliver Township runs below ND on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Oliver Township adults have had cancer
North Dakota: 8 in 100 · better · likely 6.3–7.7%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Oliver Township

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

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.7 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.8 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
Williston · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.8 mi
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems
Watford City · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.4 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careOliver Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOliver Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Oliver 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 Oliver 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 Oliver Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

71%Yearly checkupND 74%
63%Dentist visitND 65%
81%Cholesterol checkND 83%
63%Colon screeningND 65%
75%MammogramND 78%
74%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oliver Township 8.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Oliver Township adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Oliver Township runs above North Dakota.

1 in 3Oliver Township adults feel lonely
32.6% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 4Oliver Township adults lack social or emotional support
24.1% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Oliver Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 6Oliver Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · ND 14.2% · Worse than ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Oliver Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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 8
Oliver Township adults worry about having enough food
12% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 10
Oliver Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 16
Oliver Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 14
Oliver Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7.2% of Oliver Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Oliver Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wheelock Township: 40.2%Dublin Township: 40%Marshall Township: 40.9%Champion Township: 40%Rainbow Township: 39.6%Equality Township: 40%Brooklyn Township: 40.3%Athens Township: 40.1%Ellisville Township: 39.5%East Fork Township: 40.4%Springbrook Township: 40.9%Big Stone Township: 39.5%Oliver Township: 40.7%Oliver TownshipWheelock TownshipDublin TownshipMarshall TownshipChampion TownshipRainbow TownshipRay Clinic · Ray · 9 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rainbow Township39.6%
Dublin Township40%
Champion Township40%
Wheelock Township40.2%
Oliver Township40.7%
Marshall Township40.9%
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
Wheelock Township————
Dublin Township————
Marshall Township————
Champion Township————
Rainbow Township————

Wheelock Township, Dublin Township, Marshall Township, Champion Township and Rainbow 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.

28.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.7%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing7%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Oliver Township

Why doesn’t Oliver 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 Oliver Township.

What hospital is closest to Oliver Township?

Tioga Medical Center in Tioga, 17.7 miles in a straight line from Oliver Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Oliver Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Ray Clinic in Ray, 9.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Oliver Township.

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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.