Good for you, and good luck.
Looks like the population is about 8,000.
The people in the big cities are doomed.
yes, its thinly populated around here, but if you google around a bit, it’s not easy to find another ER (I live west of the hospital). I think the next closest one to me is Cambridge followed by Coon Rapids but that one is metro and known for “sit down and Helen Waite will see you..”
We are not far from the metro area. I bet by the time I am dead this area will be metro.