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Health in Sikes Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sikes Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58784, 58763. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sikes Township

Making ends meet is harder in Sikes Township

1 in 8 adults worry about having enough food (13.1%), vs 10.7% across North Dakota. Housing insecurity (11.1% vs 8.9%) and utility shut-off threats (7% vs 5.8%) are higher too. Everyday needs ↓

More Sikes Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (26.8%), vs 21.8% across North Dakota. Habits ↓

Sikes Township is short on dental care and mental health care

Sikes 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 Sikes Township’s likely range; Sikes Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58784, 58763, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · 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
Sikes Township adults worry about having enough food
13.1% · ND 10.7%
Worse than ND
1 in 9
Sikes Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · ND 8.9%
Worse than ND
1 in 14
Sikes Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7% · ND 5.8%
Worse than ND
1 in 13
Sikes Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · ND 6.5%
Worse than ND

8.2% of Sikes Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.8%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.2%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21.6%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sikes Township, betterSikes Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Sikes Township gets moving

5.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Sikes Township

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

HNearest ERMountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 11.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 38.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.2 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.6 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.3 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
41.1 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
47.5 mi
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems
Watford City · not rated
ERRural critical access
56.9 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Killdeer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSikes Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sikes Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sikes 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 Sikes 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 Sikes Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Sikes Township adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.3–36.1%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%Yearly checkupND 74%
63%Dentist visitND 65%
82%Cholesterol checkND 83%
60%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
74%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sikes Township 9.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Sikes Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Sikes Township adults feel lonely
29.9% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 4Sikes Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.8% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sikes Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Sikes Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Sikes 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.

Around town

Sikes Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Crane Creek Township: 45.7%Purcell Township: 39%Brookbank Township: 40.1%Austin Township: 38.7%Wayzetta Township: 44.9%Van Hook Township: 45.6%Knife River Township: 45.7%Osborn Township: 45.7%Idaho Township: 38.9%Alger Township: 39.2%Burke Township: 38.5%Rat Lake Township: 40.8%Oakland Township: 38.7%Parshall Township: 45.3%Shell Township: 41.5%Sikes Township: 39.6%Sikes TownshipCrane Creek TownshipPurcell TownshipBrookbank TownshipAustin TownshipWayzetta TownshipMountrail County Medical Center · Stanley · 11.2 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Austin Township38.7%
Purcell Township39%
Sikes Township39.6%
Brookbank Township40.1%
Wayzetta Township44.9%
Crane Creek Township45.7%
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
Crane Creek Township————
Purcell Township————
Austin Township————
Brookbank Township————
Wayzetta Township————

Crane Creek Township, Purcell Township, Austin Township, Brookbank Township and Wayzetta 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%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Sikes Township

Why doesn’t Sikes 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 Sikes Township.

What hospital is closest to Sikes Township?

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