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Health in Ontario Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ontario Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57467. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Ontario Township

Heart disease and cancer run high in Ontario Township

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.5%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. Conditions ↓

Ontario Township is short on dental care and mental health care

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

More high blood pressure in Ontario Township, and more people treating it

36.3% of adults have high blood pressure (South Dakota 33.3%), but 79.5% of them take medicine for it, vs 75.9% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Ontario Township’s likely range; Ontario Township’s figures come from ZIP code 57467, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ontario Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Ontario Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.6–9.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Ontario Township

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

HNearest ERFaulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton · 18.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareHighmore · 19.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.7 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.8 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.6 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.6 mi
Avera Missouri River Health Center
Gettysburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.5 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
49.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Fort Thompson
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careOntario Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ontario Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Ontario 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 Ontario 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ontario Township 7.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ontario Township, betterOntario Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Ontario Township gets moving

3.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Ontario Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Ontario Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Ontario 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.

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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

Ontario Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Campbell Township: 34.1%Riverside Township: 34.4%Alden Township: 34%Ontario Township: 34.2%Ontario TownshipCampbell Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Campbell Township34.1%
Ontario Township34.2%
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
Campbell Township————

Campbell 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.

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing10%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Ontario Township

Why doesn’t Ontario 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 Ontario Township.

What hospital is closest to Ontario Township?

Faulkton Area Medical Center in Faulkton, 18.7 miles in a straight line from Ontario 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 Ontario 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.