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Health in Wolf Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wolf Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57029. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Wolf Creek Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wolf Creek Township adults…

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

12 of every 100 Wolf Creek Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.8–12.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Wolf Creek Township

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 7.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 31.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.3 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
21.1 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
28.2 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.3 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
35.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWolf Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWolf Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek 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 24.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wolf Creek Township, betterWolf Creek Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Wolf Creek Township gets moving

5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wolf Creek Township 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wolf Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Wolf Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Wolf Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · 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

Wolf Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Kassel Township: 33.7%Pleasant Township: 35.4%Grandview Township: 34%Clayton Township: 35.2%Silver Lake Township: 35.2%Wittenberg Township: 33%Sweet Township: 34%Valley Township: 34%Freeman: 33.5%Rosefield Township: 33.3%Tschetter Colony: 31.6%Foster Township: 35.2%Dolton Township: 33.6%Capital Township: 34.2%Sharon Township: 33.5%Milltown Township: 34.3%Wolf Creek Township: 34%Wolf Creek TownshipKassel TownshipPleasant TownshipGrandview TownshipClayton TownshipSilver Lake TownshipWittenberg TownshipFreeman Medical Center - Cah · Freeman · 7.3 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wittenberg Township33%
Kassel Township33.7%
Wolf Creek Township34%
Grandview Township34%
Clayton Township35.2%
Silver Lake Township35.2%
Pleasant Township35.4%
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
Kassel Township————
Pleasant Township————
Grandview Township————
Silver Lake Township————
Clayton Township————
Wittenberg Township————

Kassel Township, Pleasant Township, Grandview Township, Silver Lake Township, Clayton Township and Wittenberg 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.

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing10.3%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Wolf Creek Township

Why doesn’t Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to Wolf Creek Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 7.3 miles in a straight line from Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek 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.