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Health in Lake View Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lake View Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57042, 57075. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Lake View Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lake View Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Lake View Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Why age matters here

Lake View Township is an older town: 38% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across South Dakota. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Lake View Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Lake View Township38%
South Dakota18%
Getting care

Care in and near Lake View Township

1 hospital in Lake View Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERMadison Regional Health SystemMadison · 2.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 22.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.6 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical accessIn Lake View Township
20.4 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.4 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.5 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
27.6 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careLake View Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake View Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Lake View 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 Lake View 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 21.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lake View Township, betterLake View Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Lake View Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
72%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
71%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lake View Township 7.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lake View Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Lake View Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Lake View Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · 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.

Find a group →

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

Lake View Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Madison: 31.8%Wentworth Township: 32%Lake Madison: 32.7%Franklin Township: 32.4%Le Roy Township: 32.3%Herman Township: 32.3%Rutland Township: 32.4%Chester Township: 32.3%Colman Township: 32.2%Orland Township: 32.3%Buffalo Township: 36.2%Nunda Township: 34%Farmington Township: 32.6%Winfred Township: 34.2%Lake View Township: 32.2%Lake View TownshipMadisonWentworth TownshipLake MadisonFranklin TownshipLe Roy TownshipHerman TownshipMadison Regional Health System · Madison · 2.6 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Madison31.8%
Wentworth Township32%
Lake View Township32.2%
Le Roy Township32.3%
Herman Township32.3%
Franklin Township32.4%
Lake Madison32.7%
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
MadisonA−31.8%10.3%13.4%CDC place
Wentworth Township————
Le Roy Township————
Franklin Township————
Lake Madison————
Herman Township————

Wentworth Township, Le Roy Township, Franklin Township, Lake Madison and Herman 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.

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Lake View Township

Why doesn’t Lake View 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 Lake View Township.

What hospital is closest to Lake View Township?

Madison Regional Health System in Madison, 2.6 miles in a straight line from Lake View 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 Lake View Township.

Town Square →
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.