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Health in Sawyer Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sawyer Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58781, 58790. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15%
About the same as ND (16.1%)
Obesity
35.3%
About the same as ND (36.5%)
No exercise
22.2%
About the same as ND (21.8%)
Uninsured
6.2%
About the same as ND (7.3%)
Feel lonely
28.8%
About the same as ND (29.6%)
Nearest ER
14.6 mi
Trinity Hospitals
What stands out

What stands out about health in Sawyer Township

38.1%sleep under 7 hours · ND 32.7%
★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.2%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.1%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21.4%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.5%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sawyer Township, betterSawyer Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Sawyer Township gets moving

26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sawyer Township adults…

On every condition, Sawyer Township is about the same as North Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Sawyer Township adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.2–38.2%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Sawyer Township

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 14.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 14.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 14.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.6 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.8 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.6 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
39.1 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
54.3 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
58.5 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSawyer Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSawyer Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSawyer Township is not a shortage area

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 Sawyer Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupND 74%
68%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
77%MammogramND 78%
78%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sawyer Township 6.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Sawyer Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Sawyer Township adults feel lonely
28.8% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sawyer Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sawyer Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Sawyer 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 Sawyer 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 12
Sawyer Township adults worry about having enough food
8.4% · ND 10.7%
Better than ND
1 in 13
Sawyer Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7.7% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 20
Sawyer Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.9% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 19
Sawyer Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

5% of Sawyer Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Sawyer Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Velva Township: 42.4%Willis Township: 34.6%New Prairie Township: 37.2%Brillian Township: 39.6%Lebanon Township: 43.2%Brown Township: 42.4%North Prairie Township: 41.6%Sundre Township: 34.7%Freedom Township: 34.7%Surrey Township: 36.2%Nedrose Township: 34%Newman Township: 35.3%Greely Township: 39.9%Bjornson Township: 42.3%Sawyer Township: 35.3%Sawyer TownshipVelva TownshipWillis TownshipNew Prairie TownshipBrillian TownshipTrinity Hospitals · Minot · 14.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHMinot Dental · Minot · 14.8 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Willis Township34.6%
Sawyer Township35.3%
New Prairie Township37.2%
Brillian Township39.6%
Velva Township42.4%
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
Velva Township————
New Prairie Township————
Willis Township————
Brillian Township————

Velva Township, New Prairie Township, Willis Township and Brillian 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.

26.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Sawyer Township

Why doesn’t Sawyer 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 Sawyer Township.

What hospital is closest to Sawyer Township?

Trinity Hospitals in Minot, 14.6 miles in a straight line from Sawyer Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sawyer 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.