North Dakota is a state located in the north-central region of the United States. It is the 19th largest state in terms of area and the 4th least populous state in the country. The state is divided into 53 counties, and there are many cities and towns located within its borders.
As of 2021, North Dakota has a total of 357 incorporated cities and towns. Fargo is the largest city in the state, with a population of over 120,000 people. Other major cities in North Dakota include Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo, Dickinson, Mandan, and Williston.
In addition to these major cities, there are also many smaller towns and villages located throughout the state. Some of these towns have populations of just a few hundred people, while others have several thousand residents. Some of the smaller towns in North Dakota include Ashley, Bowbells, Cando, and Edinburg.
North Dakota’s cities and towns are diverse in terms of their economies, cultures, and history. Many of the state’s cities were founded during the late 1800s and early 1900s, during the height of the state’s agricultural boom. Others were established as mining or oil towns during the 20th century.
The cities and towns of North Dakota offer a unique glimpse into the history and culture of the state. From the bustling downtown areas of Fargo and Bismarck to the quiet rural communities of the state’s rural areas, North Dakota’s cities and towns are an important part of the state’s identity and heritage.
Rank | City | Population | Area |
1 | Fargo | 125,854 | 49.74 |
2 | Bismarck | 73,676 | 34.3 |
3 | Grand Forks | 58,943 | 27.49 |
4 | Minot | 48,307 | 27.25 |
5 | West Fargo | 38,994 | 16.04 |
6 | Mandan | 24,231 | 13.5 |
7 | Dickinson | 25,772 | 14.14 |
8 | Williston | 29,282 | 23.17 |
9 | Jamestown | 15,729 | 13.28 |
10 | Wahpeton | 7,931 | 5.21 |
11 | Devils Lake | 7,153 | 6.92 |
12 | Valley City | 6,572 | 4.13 |
13 | Watford City | 6,243 | 8.91 |
14 | Lincoln | 4,283 | 1.46 |
15 | Grafton | 4,162 | 3.3 |
16 | Horace | 3,148 | 11.54 |
17 | Beulah | 3,045 | 2.38 |
18 | New Town | 2,786 | 1.19 |
19 | Rugby | 2,530 | 2.24 |
20 | Casselton | 2,486 | 1.95 |
21 | Hazen | 2,276 | 1.33 |
22 | Stanley | 2,460 | 1.83 |
23 | Bottineau | 2,196 | 1.32 |
24 | Lisbon | 2,204 | 2.29 |
25 | Carrington | 2,078 | 2.32 |
26 | Langdon | 1,900 | 1.55 |
27 | Tioga | 2,213 | 3.34 |
28 | Mayville | 1,787 | 1.88 |
29 | Oakes | 1,819 | 1.56 |
30 | Hillsboro | 1,660 | 1.11 |
31 | Harvey | 1,627 | 1.8 |
32 | Mapleton | 1,337 | 3.91 |
33 | Garrison | 1,430 | 1.37 |
34 | Park River | 1,419 | 2.59 |
35 | New Rockford | 1,354 | 1.72 |
36 | Bowman | 1,468 | 1.59 |
37 | Surrey | 1,330 | 2.12 |
38 | Washburn | 1,299 | 1.69 |
39 | Burlington | 1,264 | 1.91 |
40 | Cavalier | 1,249 | 0.86 |
41 | Larimore | 1,268 | 0.6 |
42 | Rolla | 1,200 | 1.41 |
43 | Cando | 1,106 | 0.64 |
44 | New Salem | 982 | 1.39 |
45 | Thompson | 1,117 | 0.44 |
46 | Ellendale | 1,104 | 1.42 |
47 | Linton | 1,063 | 0.78 |
48 | Crosby | 1,069 | 1.41 |
49 | Velva | 1,084 | 0.96 |
50 | Beach | 979 | 2.36 |
51 | Hettinger | 1,064 | 0.83 |
52 | Reile’s Acres | 719 | 0.5 |
53 | Kindred | 900 | 1.45 |
54 | Cooperstown | 957 | 0.98 |
55 | Belfield | 1,008 | 1.06 |
56 | Northwood | 983 | 1.21 |
57 | Gwinner | 935 | 2.06 |
58 | Hankinson | 922 | 1.86 |
59 | Kenmare | 945 | 1.34 |
60 | Walhalla | 897 | 1.03 |
61 | Enderlin | 891 | 1.63 |
62 | Killdeer | 936 | 0.91 |
63 | Parshall | 909 | 0.56 |
64 | Wishek | 851 | 1.44 |
65 | Harwood | 799 | 1.2 |
66 | Underwood | 792 | 0.88 |
67 | Hebron | 799 | 1.5 |
68 | LaMoure | 766 | 1.34 |
69 | Napoleon | 755 | 1.38 |
70 | Drayton | 756 | 0.66 |
71 | Glen Ullin | 734 | 1.02 |
72 | Lakota | 675 | 1 |
73 | Hatton | 716 | 0.56 |
74 | Wilton | 719 | 0.56 |
75 | Mohall | 699 | 1.06 |
76 | New England | 695 | 0.49 |
77 | Steele | 664 | 0.56 |
78 | Richardton | 690 | 1.37 |
79 | Ray | 749 | 1.32 |
80 | Dunseith | 639 | 1 |
81 | Milnor | 627 | 0.98 |
82 | Mott | 653 | 0.92 |
83 | Minto | 618 | 1.44 |
84 | Ashley | 608 | 0.64 |
85 | Lidgerwood | 605 | 0.65 |
86 | Portland | 593 | 0.83 |
87 | Center | 583 | 0.48 |
88 | Edgeley | 589 | 0.75 |
89 | Elgin | 518 | 1.08 |
90 | Turtle Lake | 539 | 0.51 |
91 | Pembina | 511 | 0.81 |
92 | Forman | 492 | 0.78 |
93 | Rolette | 491 | 1.01 |
94 | Argusville | 487 | 4 |
95 | Berthold | 480 | 1.19 |
96 | Towner | 478 | 0.83 |
97 | Emerado | 450 | 0.31 |
98 | Wyndmere | 452 | 0.86 |
99 | Fessenden | 459 | 0.44 |
100 | Leeds | 447 | 0.61 |
101 | Finley | 401 | 3.49 |
102 | Glenburn | 403 | 0.3 |
103 | South Heart | 402 | 0.96 |
104 | McVille | 378 | 1.44 |
105 | Kulm | 387 | 0.38 |
106 | Westhope | 376 | 0.32 |
107 | Powers Lake | 388 | 1.34 |
108 | Strasburg | 372 | 0.29 |
109 | Oxbow | 380 | 1.53 |
110 | Manvel | 385 | 0.29 |
111 | Stanton | 366 | 0.35 |
112 | Buxton | 355 | 0.33 |
113 | Maddock | 393 | 0.88 |
114 | Fairmount | 347 | 0.33 |
115 | Neche | 347 | 0.35 |
116 | Max | 332 | 0.78 |
117 | Hunter | 337 | 1.49 |
118 | Arthur | 327 | 1.53 |
119 | McClusky | 315 | 0.37 |
120 | St. John | 326 | 0.44 |
121 | St. Thomas | 320 | 1.01 |
122 | Sawyer | 318 | 0.49 |
123 | Gackle | 283 | 0.54 |
124 | Bowbells | 291 | 0.83 |
125 | Drake | 291 | 1.97 |
126 | Hope | 272 | 0.61 |
127 | Reynolds | 278 | 0.78 |
128 | Michigan City | 263 | 0.5 |
129 | Walcott | 267 | 1.02 |
130 | Carson | 259 | 3.99 |
131 | Medina | 271 | 1.21 |
132 | Abercrombie | 252 | 0.32 |
133 | Alexander | 320 | 1.24 |
134 | Tower City | 269 | 2.05 |
135 | Davenport | 257 | 0.27 |
136 | Gladstone | 272 | 0.36 |
137 | Aneta | 230 | 0.99 |
138 | Hoople | 249 | 0.53 |
139 | Scranton | 260 | 0.69 |
140 | Leonard | 248 | 0.75 |
141 | Lansford | 236 | 0.35 |
142 | Gilby | 247 | 0.18 |
143 | New Leipzig | 220 | 0.89 |
144 | Arnegard | 285 | 0.26 |
145 | Dunn Center | 228 | 0.39 |
146 | Granville | 237 | 0.32 |
147 | Riverdale | 222 | 1.39 |
148 | Zap | 224 | 1.02 |
149 | Anamoose | 224 | 0.62 |
150 | Flasher | 219 | 0.64 |
151 | Hazelton | 225 | 0.38 |
152 | Halliday | 239 | 0.45 |
153 | Taylor | 233 | 0.5 |
154 | Tappen | 215 | 1.05 |
155 | Colfax | 171 | 1.01 |
156 | Fordville | 206 | 1.01 |
157 | Edinburg | 198 | 0.32 |
158 | Grandin | 186 | 0.18 |
159 | Plaza | 203 | 1.08 |
160 | Frontier | 197 | 0.19 |
161 | Buffalo | 192 | 0.48 |
162 | Page | 192 | 1 |
163 | Golden Valley | 191 | 0.75 |
164 | Grenora | 226 | 0.61 |
165 | Munich | 193 | 1.43 |
166 | Sherwood | 189 | 0.32 |
167 | Sheyenne | 186 | 0.15 |
168 | Minnewaukan | 196 | 0.48 |
169 | Wimbledon | 181 | 0.62 |
170 | Mooreton | 178 | 0.27 |
171 | Des Lacs | 185 | 0.54 |
172 | Petersburg | 163 | 1.03 |
173 | Binford | 172 | 0.35 |
174 | Fort Yates | 181 | 0.06 |
175 | Litchville | 170 | 2.26 |
176 | Rutland | 165 | 0.39 |
177 | Sanborn | 162 | 0.6 |
178 | Regent | 169 | 0.56 |
179 | Streeter | 154 | 0.36 |
180 | Kensal | 151 | 0.6 |
181 | Willow City | 151 | 0.47 |
182 | Christine | 154 | 0.2 |
183 | Rhame | 162 | 1.5 |
184 | Tolna | 136 | 0.75 |
185 | Makoti | 149 | 0.54 |
186 | Edmore | 142 | 0.29 |
187 | Bowdon | 140 | 0.25 |
188 | Carpio | 142 | 0.63 |
189 | Noonan | 139 | 0.29 |
190 | Lignite | 140 | 0.16 |
191 | Wing | 135 | 0.64 |
192 | Marion | 131 | 0.84 |
193 | Pick City | 125 | 0.17 |
194 | Upham | 134 | 0.31 |
195 | Columbus | 135 | 0.27 |
196 | Mercer | 92 | 0.22 |
197 | Gardner | 129 | 0.5 |
198 | Adams | 125 | 0.97 |
199 | Hannaford | 130 | 0.22 |
200 | Reeder | 127 | 0.69 |
201 | Medora | 116 | 0.37 |
202 | Portal | 123 | 0.67 |
203 | Galesburg | 117 | 0.17 |
204 | Goodrich | 113 | 0.29 |
205 | Crary | 115 | 0.95 |
206 | Palermo | 123 | 2.25 |
207 | Selfridge | 129 | 0.29 |
208 | Fort Ransom | 101 | 0.31 |
209 | Oriska | 113 | 0.27 |
210 | Crystal | 114 | 0.69 |
211 | Forest River | 110 | 0.5 |
212 | Bisbee | 107 | 0.3 |
213 | Osnabrock | 106 | 0.3 |
214 | Lankin | 104 | 0.29 |
215 | Marmarth | 102 | 2.58 |
216 | Ryder | 108 | 0.52 |
217 | Almont | 97 | 2.49 |
218 | Starkweather | 100 | 0.13 |
219 | Glenfield | 98 | 0.14 |
220 | Newburg | 97 | 0.14 |
221 | Sheldon | 100 | 0.41 |
222 | Spiritwood Lake | 96 | 1.14 |
223 | Sykeston | 102 | 0.4 |
224 | Wildrose | 116 | 0.29 |
225 | Rocklake | 94 | 0.21 |
226 | Golva | 84 | 0.32 |
227 | Sharon | 89 | 1.49 |
228 | Deering | 94 | 0.07 |
229 | Fingal | 94 | 0.42 |
230 | Oberon | 99 | 0.35 |
231 | Montpelier | 89 | 0.15 |
232 | White Earth | 98 | 1.5 |
233 | Buchanan | 88 | 0.08 |
234 | Douglas | 91 | 0.28 |
235 | Maxbass | 88 | 0.16 |
236 | Pisek | 88 | 0.11 |
237 | Ross | 90 | 0.29 |
238 | Esmond | 95 | 0.46 |
239 | Zeeland | 83 | 0.3 |
240 | Amenia | 87 | 1.49 |
241 | Lehr | 84 | 0.19 |
242 | Dodge | 89 | 0.47 |
243 | Karlsruhe | 88 | 0.75 |
244 | Pekin | 78 | 0.25 |
245 | Dwight | 80 | 0.2 |
246 | Mountain | 82 | 0.12 |
247 | Dawson | 75 | 0.34 |
248 | Dazey | 78 | 0.38 |
249 | Cogswell | 73 | 0.33 |
250 | Butte | 69 | 0.25 |
251 | Donnybrook | 77 | 0.68 |
252 | Epping | 83 | 0.37 |
253 | Sentinel Butte | 65 | 1.03 |
254 | Mantador | 70 | 0.14 |
255 | Havana | 69 | 0.38 |
256 | Jud | 69 | 0.24 |
257 | Coleharbor | 62 | 0.18 |
258 | Hague | 70 | 0.26 |
259 | McHenry | 64 | 0.25 |
260 | Benedict | 66 | 0.25 |
261 | Martin | 66 | 0.09 |
262 | Kathryn | 65 | 0.58 |
263 | Cleveland | 58 | 0.21 |
264 | Solen | 73 | 0.33 |
265 | Verona | 64 | 0.57 |
266 | Flaxton | 63 | 0.28 |
267 | Hurdsfield | 63 | 0.29 |
268 | Balta | 62 | 0.23 |
269 | North River | 59 | 0.06 |
270 | Fullerton | 61 | 0.39 |
271 | Tuttle | 61 | 0.25 |
272 | Pettibone | 60 | 0.18 |
273 | Prairie Rose | 56 | 0.04 |
274 | Briarwood | 55 | 0.14 |
275 | Great Bend | 53 | 0.56 |
276 | Nome | 52 | 0.41 |
277 | Grace City | 53 | 0.24 |
278 | Rogers | 50 | 0.98 |
279 | Alamo | 55 | 0.55 |
280 | Dickey | 49 | 0.24 |
281 | Warwick | 54 | 0.65 |
282 | Bathgate | 47 | 0.28 |
283 | Woodworth | 47 | 0.21 |
284 | Alice | 45 | 0.97 |
285 | Barney | 43 | 0.18 |
286 | Milton | 43 | 0.47 |
287 | Pingree | 43 | 0.19 |
288 | Voltaire | 46 | 0.49 |
289 | Hamilton | 45 | 0.28 |
290 | Cayuga | 41 | 1 |
291 | Courtenay | 41 | 0.42 |
292 | Inkster | 44 | 0.99 |
293 | Niagara | 44 | 0.94 |
294 | Tolley | 41 | 0.14 |
295 | Souris | 40 | 0.1 |
296 | Fredonia | 39 | 0.24 |
297 | Wolford | 42 | 0.18 |
298 | Forbes | 41 | 0.24 |
299 | Landa | 38 | 0.08 |
300 | Regan | 37 | 1.01 |
301 | Brocket | 35 | 0.76 |
302 | Canton City Hensel | 33 | 0.25 |
303 | Egeland | 33 | 0.32 |
304 | Ardoch | 32 | 0.38 |
305 | Berlin | 35 | 0.1 |
306 | Fortuna | 32 | 1 |
307 | Leith | 29 | 1.24 |
308 | Clifford | 31 | 0.14 |
309 | Brinsmade | 30 | 0.27 |
310 | Fairdale | 30 | 0.32 |
311 | Hampden | 30 | 0.17 |
312 | Monango | 33 | 0.38 |
313 | Robinson | 33 | 0.17 |
314 | Alsen | 32 | 29.36 |
315 | Nekoma | 29 | 0.37 |
316 | Springbrook | 34 | 0.37 |
317 | Luverne | 27 | 0.26 |
318 | Elliott | 25 | 0.15 |
319 | Kramer | 25 | 0.15 |
320 | Leal | 25 | 0.13 |
321 | Gardena | 24 | 0.34 |
322 | Knox | 23 | 0.48 |
323 | Cathay | 22 | 0.18 |
324 | Mylo | 22 | 0.86 |
325 | Amidon | 24 | 0.63 |
326 | Antler | 21 | 0.19 |
327 | Sibley | 21 | 0.04 |
328 | Venturia | 21 | 0.11 |
329 | Braddock | 16 | 0.25 |
330 | Gascoyne | 22 | 1 |
331 | Ludden | 19 | 0.8 |
332 | Sarles | 19 | 0.26 |
333 | Ambrose | 18 | 1.01 |
334 | Balfour | 18 | 0.56 |
335 | Hansboro | 17 | 0.19 |
336 | Haynes | 17 | 0.14 |
337 | Bucyrus | 16 | 0.35 |
338 | Lawton | 16 | 0.91 |
339 | Calvin | 15 | 0.22 |
340 | Conway | 14 | 0.21 |
341 | Hamberg | 14 | 0.41 |
342 | York | 14 | 0.21 |
343 | Ayr | 13 | 0.09 |
344 | Bergen | 13 | 0.75 |
345 | Pillsbury | 13 | 0.26 |
346 | Churchs Ferry | 12 | 0.43 |
347 | Grano | 11 | 0.29 |
348 | Overly | 11 | 0.37 |
349 | Kief | 10 | 1.23 |
350 | Hannah | 9 | 0.19 |
351 | Loma | 9 | 26.46 |
352 | Loraine | 9 | 0.24 |
353 | Wales | 9 | 0.24 |
354 | Calio | 7 | 8.17 |
355 | Perth | 7 | 0.13 |
356 | Ruso | 4 | 0.25 |