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Health in Powers Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Powers Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58773, 58784. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
16.7%
About the same as ND (16.1%)
Obesity
38.4%
About the same as ND (36.5%)
No exercise
24.5%
About the same as ND (21.8%)
Uninsured
7.9%
About the same as ND (7.3%)
Feel lonely
28.8%
About the same as ND (29.6%)
Nearest ER
15.4 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Powers Township

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Powers Township

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

HNearest ERMountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersBowbells · 24.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.4 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
19 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.8 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Bowbells
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.3 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
43.9 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
79.3 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Killdeer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary carePowers Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Powers Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Powers 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 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 Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Powers Township adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 30–37.6%
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 24.5%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.4%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Powers Township, betterPowers Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Powers Township gets moving

34 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupND 74%
65%Dentist visitND 65%
84%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
77%MammogramND 78%
77%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Powers Township 7.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Powers Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Powers Township adults feel lonely
28.8% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Powers Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Powers Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Powers Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Powers 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
Powers Township adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Powers Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Powers Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 16
Powers Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.2% of Powers Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Powers Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lostwood Township: 39%Powers Lake Township: 37.8%Garness Township: 37.8%Cottonwood Township: 38.7%Sidonia Township: 38.2%James Hill Township: 39%Vanville Township: 38.7%Clearwater Township: 38.6%Sorkness Township: 38%Bicker Township: 40.2%Colville Township: 37.8%Lucy Township: 37.8%Manitou Township: 39.3%Ross Township: 39.1%Powers Township: 38.4%Powers TownshipLostwood TownshipPowers Lake TownshipGarness TownshipCottonwood TownshipMountrail County Medical Center · Stanley · 15.4 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Powers Lake Township37.8%
Garness Township37.8%
Powers Township38.4%
Cottonwood Township38.7%
Lostwood Township39%
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
Lostwood Township————
Powers Lake Township————
Garness Township————
Cottonwood Township————

Lostwood Township, Powers Lake Township, Garness Township and Cottonwood 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.

28.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Powers Township

Why doesn’t Powers 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 Township.

What hospital is closest to Powers Township?

Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley, 15.4 miles in a straight line from Powers 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 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.