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Health in Powers Lake Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Powers Lake Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58773. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Powers Lake Township

Powers Lake Township is short on dental care and mental health care

Powers Lake 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 ↓

Cancer runs high in Powers Lake Township

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.7%), 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 Powers Lake Township’s likely range; Powers Lake Township’s figures come from ZIP code 58773, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Powers Lake Township

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

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 13 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 24.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.3 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.1 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.7 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
77.4 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary carePowers Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Powers Lake Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Powers Lake 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 Powers Lake 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 Powers Lake Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Powers Lake Township adults have had cancer
North Dakota: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–10.6%
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 22.8%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.4%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 20.3%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Powers Lake Township, betterPowers Lake Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Powers Lake Township gets moving

39 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupND 74%
66%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
70%Colon screeningND 65%
78%MammogramND 78%
79%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Powers Lake Township 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Powers Lake Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Powers Lake Township adults feel lonely
28.1% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Powers Lake Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Powers Lake Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Powers Lake Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.5% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Powers Lake 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
Powers Lake Township adults worry about having enough food
9% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 13
Powers Lake Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 21
Powers Lake Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 19
Powers Lake Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

5.3% of Powers Lake Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Powers Lake Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sorkness Township: 38%Powers Township: 38.4%Bicker Township: 40.2%Colville Township: 37.8%Cottonwood Township: 38.7%White Earth Township: 40%Manitou Township: 39.3%Myrtle Township: 38.7%White Earth: 38.6%Lostwood Township: 39%Garness Township: 37.8%Battleview Township: 38.6%Lindahl Township: 40.2%Cleary Township: 37.8%Powers Lake Township: 37.8%Powers Lake TownshipSorkness TownshipPowers TownshipBicker TownshipColville TownshipTioga Medical Center · Tioga · 13 miHMountrail County Medical Center · Stanley · 19 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Powers Lake Township37.8%
Colville Township37.8%
Sorkness Township38%
Powers Township38.4%
Bicker Township40.2%
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
Sorkness Township————
Powers Township————
Bicker Township————
Colville Township————

Sorkness Township, Powers Township, Bicker Township and Colville 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.

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Powers Lake Township

Why doesn’t Powers Lake 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 Powers Lake Township.

What hospital is closest to Powers Lake Township?

Tioga Medical Center in Tioga, 13.0 miles in a straight line from Powers Lake 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 Powers Lake 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.