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Health in Cornwall Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cornwall Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57348. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cornwall Township

Cornwall Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Cornwall Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Cancer and COPD run high in Cornwall Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.9%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.9%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. In all, Cornwall Township runs above South Dakota on three of 11 chronic conditions. 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 South Dakota figure falls outside Cornwall Township’s likely range; Cornwall Township’s figures come from ZIP code 57348, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Cornwall Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 19.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 21.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.2 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.7 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
36.7 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.7 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cornwall Township itself
✓ Dental careCornwall Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cornwall 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 Cornwall 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 Cornwall Township adults…

Cornwall Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Cornwall Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–11.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cornwall Township, betterCornwall Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Cornwall Township gets moving

7.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cornwall Township 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cornwall Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Cornwall Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Cornwall Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

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.

Around town

Cornwall Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Belmont Township: 35.1%Pleasant View Township: 35.1%Antelope Township: 35.1%Lincoln Township: 36%Altoona Township: 35.1%Garfield Township: 35%Crandon Township: 35.9%Lake Byron Township: 34.7%Harrison Township: 35.7%Union Township: 33.3%Frankfort Township: 36.1%Hitchcock: 34.4%Bonilla Township: 35.1%Cornwall Township: 35.1%Cornwall TownshipBelmont TownshipPleasant View TownshipAntelope TownshipLincoln TownshipAltoona TownshipCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 19.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cornwall Township35.1%
Belmont Township35.1%
Pleasant View Township35.1%
Antelope Township35.1%
Altoona Township35.1%
Lincoln Township36%
SD35.9%

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
Belmont Township————
Antelope Township————
Pleasant View Township————
Altoona Township————
Lincoln Township————

Belmont Township, Antelope Township, Pleasant View Township, Altoona Township and Lincoln 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.

31.5%

of Cornwall Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Cornwall Township

Why doesn’t Cornwall 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 Cornwall Township.

What hospital is closest to Cornwall Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 19.2 miles in a straight line from Cornwall Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cornwall Township.

Town Square →
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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South 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.