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Health in Swan Lake Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Swan Lake Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57070, 57036. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Swan Lake Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Swan Lake Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Swan Lake Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10–12.1%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Swan Lake Township

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

HNearest ERPioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 3.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareYankton · 27.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.5 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.3 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.9 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
27.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.8 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
29.9 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSwan Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSwan Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Swan 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 Swan 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 25.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Swan Lake Township, betterSwan Lake Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Swan Lake Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Swan Lake Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Swan Lake Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Swan Lake Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Swan Lake Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Swan Lake Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Viborg: 33.4%Spring Valley Township: 34.5%Turner Township: 34.5%Hurley Township: 34.8%Daneville Township: 35.6%Middleton Township: 34.4%Norway Township: 34.6%Salem Township: 34.1%Turkey Valley Township: 36.8%Davis: 33.7%Delaware Township: 35.2%Centerville Township: 35.2%Parker Township: 34.2%Irene: 35.6%Star Township: 37.4%Grant Township: 36.8%Germantown Township: 34.7%Swan Lake Township: 34.5%Swan Lake TownshipViborgSpring Valley TownshipTurner TownshipHurley TownshipDaneville TownshipMiddleton TownshipPioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah · Viborg · 3.5 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Viborg33.4%
Middleton Township34.4%
Swan Lake Township34.5%
Spring Valley Township34.5%
Turner Township34.5%
Hurley Township34.8%
Daneville Township35.6%
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
Viborg————
Turner Township————
Spring Valley Township————
Hurley Township————
Middleton Township————
Daneville Township————

Viborg, Turner Township, Spring Valley Township, Hurley Township, Middleton Township and Daneville 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.

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Swan Lake Township

Why doesn’t Swan 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 Swan Lake Township.

What hospital is closest to Swan Lake Township?

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah in Viborg, 3.5 miles in a straight line from Swan Lake 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 Swan 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.