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Health in Fair Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fair Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57376. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Fair Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fair Township adults…

Fair Township runs above SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Fair Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.7–12.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Fair Township

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

HNearest ERLandmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 11.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 33.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.1 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
13.3 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
15.6 mi
St. Michael's Hospital - Cah
Tyndall · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.8 mi
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah
Wagner · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
35.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careFair Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFair Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Fair 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 Fair 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 23.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fair Township, betterFair Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Fair Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
72%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fair Township 7.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fair Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Fair Township does better than South Dakota.

1 in 5Fair Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Fair Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.4% · SD 15.3% · Better than 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

Fair Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Kaylor Township: 34.1%Oak Hollow Township: 34.6%German Township: 34%Capital Township: 34.2%Sharon Township: 33.5%Kulm Township: 34.8%Choteau Creek Township: 40.1%East Choteau Township: 37.4%Liberty Township: 34.3%Fair Township: 33.8%Fair TownshipKaylor TownshipOak Hollow TownshipGerman TownshipLandmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation · Scotland · 11.1 miHAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah · Parkston · 13.3 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Fair Township33.8%
German Township34%
Kaylor Township34.1%
Oak Hollow Township34.6%
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
Kaylor Township————
Oak Hollow Township————
German Township————

Kaylor Township, Oak Hollow Township and German 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.

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Fair Township

Why doesn’t Fair 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 Fair Township.

What hospital is closest to Fair Township?

St. Michael's Hospital - Cah in Tyndall, 15.6 miles in a straight line from Fair 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 Fair Township.

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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.