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Health in Fairview Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fairview Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57311, 57340. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.8%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
36%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
24.6%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
8.2%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
13.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fairview Township adults…

Fairview Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Fairview Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.6–38%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Fairview Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 13.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 13.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 15.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.2 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
18.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.6 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
34.8 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
36.2 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careFairview Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFairview Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairview 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 Fairview 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 24.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fairview Township, betterFairview Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Fairview Township gets moving

17 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fairview Township 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fairview Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Fairview Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Fairview Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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

Fairview Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Jasper Township: 36.2%Plano Township: 36.5%Beaver Township: 35.6%Spring Lake Township: 35.6%Hanson Township: 37.3%Wayne Township: 36.4%Edgerton Township: 35.8%Perry Township: 37.9%Ravenna Township: 35.3%Clinton Township: 35.4%Rock Creek Township: 36.6%Pearl Township: 35.8%Fairview Township: 36%Fairview TownshipJasper TownshipPlano TownshipBeaver TownshipSpring Lake TownshipAvera Queen of Peace · Mitchell · 13.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHAccess Health - Mitchell · Mitchell · 15.2 mi+Horizon Health - Howard Medical · Howard · 18.2 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Beaver Township35.6%
Spring Lake Township35.6%
Fairview Township36%
Jasper Township36.2%
Plano Township36.5%
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
Jasper Township————
Plano Township————
Beaver Township————
Spring Lake Township————

Jasper Township, Plano Township, Beaver Township and Spring Lake 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.

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Fairview Township

Why doesn’t Fairview 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 Fairview Township.

What hospital is closest to Fairview Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 13.7 miles in a straight line from Fairview 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 Fairview 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.