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Health in Spring Lake Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Spring Lake Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57374, 57311, 57321. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Lake Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Spring Lake Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Lake Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 17.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 15.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
30.7 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.3 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
34.2 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careSpring Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpring Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake 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 24.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Lake Township, betterSpring Lake Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Spring Lake Township gets moving

6.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Lake Township 7.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Lake Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Spring Lake Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Spring Lake Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Spring Lake Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Edgerton Township: 35.8%Pearl Township: 35.8%Rock Creek Township: 36.6%Fairview Township: 36%Benton Township: 35.1%Jasper Township: 36.2%Pleasant Township: 36.1%Sun Prairie Township: 35.9%Canova Township: 36.9%Roswell Township: 35.7%Beaver Township: 35.6%Plano Township: 36.5%Spring Lake Township: 35.6%Spring Lake TownshipEdgerton TownshipPearl TownshipRock Creek TownshipFairview TownshipHorizon Health - Howard Medical · Howard · 15.8 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Spring Lake Township35.6%
Edgerton Township35.8%
Pearl Township35.8%
Fairview Township36%
Rock Creek Township36.6%
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
Edgerton Township————
Pearl Township————
Rock Creek Township————
Fairview Township————

Edgerton Township, Pearl Township, Rock Creek Township and Fairview 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.

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Spring Lake Township

Why doesn’t Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township.

What hospital is closest to Spring Lake Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 17.7 miles in a straight line from Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake 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.