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Health in Dempster Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dempster Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57223, 57234. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15.4%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
35.3%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
22.7%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
7.8%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
13.8 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dempster Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Dempster Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.3–36.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Dempster Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 13.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 26.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.8 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.5 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
26.7 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.8 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
28.4 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
30.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careDempster Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDempster Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dempster 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 Dempster 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dempster Township, betterDempster Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Dempster Township gets moving

2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dempster Township 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Dempster Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Dempster Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Dempster Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Dempster Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hidewood Township: 34.4%Florence Township: 35.1%Hamlin Township: 34.9%Grange Township: 34.5%Brandt Township: 33.5%Havana Township: 33.9%Hayti Township: 34.9%Castlewood Township: 35.3%Castlewood: 35.3%Estelline Township: 34.7%Norden Township: 34.8%Kranzburg Township: 34.8%Dempster Township: 35.3%Dempster TownshipHidewood TownshipFlorence TownshipHamlin TownshipSanford Clear Lake Medical Center · Clear Lake · 13.8 miHPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 18.5 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hidewood Township34.4%
Hamlin Township34.9%
Florence Township35.1%
Dempster Township35.3%
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
Hidewood Township————
Hamlin Township————
Florence Township————

Hidewood Township, Hamlin Township and Florence 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%

of Dempster Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing8%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Dempster Township

Why doesn’t Dempster 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 Dempster Township.

What hospital is closest to Dempster Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 18.5 miles in a straight line from Dempster 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 Dempster Township.

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Ask your neighbors

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.