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Health in South Meadow Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where South Meadow Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58852, 58849, 58795. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in South Meadow 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 24.9%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 23.1%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
South Meadow Township, betterSouth Meadow Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where South Meadow Township gets moving

19 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 South Meadow Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 South Meadow Township adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–37.5%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near South Meadow Township

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

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 9.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 12.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.1 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.6 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.3 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.9 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
Williston · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
64.5 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSouth Meadow Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSouth Meadow Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers South Meadow 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 South Meadow 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 South Meadow Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

72%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
82%Cholesterol checkND 83%
64%Colon screeningND 65%
75%MammogramND 78%
77%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
South Meadow Township 8.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How South Meadow Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 3South Meadow Township adults feel lonely
31.5% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 4South Meadow Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.2% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5South Meadow Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7South Meadow Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 South Meadow 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
South Meadow Township adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 10
South Meadow Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
South Meadow Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 15
South Meadow Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7% of South Meadow Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

South Meadow Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lindahl Township: 40.2%Big Meadow Township: 40.6%Sauk Valley Township: 40.5%Tioga Township: 40.2%Bicker Township: 40.2%Hazel Township: 40.6%Hayland Township: 40.6%South Meadow Township: 40.2%South Meadow TownshipLindahl TownshipBig Meadow TownshipTioga Medical Center · Tioga · 9.5 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
South Meadow Township40.2%
Lindahl Township40.2%
Big Meadow Township40.6%
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
Lindahl Township————
Big Meadow Township————

Lindahl Township and Big Meadow 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.

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
North Dakota

Questions about health in South Meadow Township

Why doesn’t South Meadow 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 South Meadow Township.

What hospital is closest to South Meadow Township?

Tioga Medical Center in Tioga, 9.5 miles in a straight line from South Meadow 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 South Meadow Township.

Town Square →
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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.