35 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers Lake | 1 | 366 | 388 | -1.08% | 263 | 1.39 | City |
| Bowbells | 2 | 279 | 293 | -1.06% | 293 | 0.95 | City |
| Lignite | 3 | 134 | 139 | -0.74% | 859 | 0.16 | City |
| Columbus | 4 | 127 | 136 | -1.55% | 465 | 0.27 | City |
| Portal | 5 | 116 | 123 | -0.85% | 174 | 0.67 | City |
| Battleview township | 6 | 104 | 105 | 0% | 3 | 35.55 | Township |
| Colville township | 7 | 81 | 84 | 0% | 2 | 32.85 | Township |
| Garness township | 8 | 69 | 71 | 0% | 2 | 35.74 | Township |
| Vale township | 9 | 61 | 60 | 1.67% | 2 | 34.74 | Township |
| Flaxton | 10 | 59 | 63 | -1.67% | 208 | 0.28 | City |
| Ward township | 11 | 55 | 51 | 3.77% | 2 | 35.04 | Township |
| Powers Lake township | 12 | 54 | 56 | 0% | 2 | 35.57 | Township |
| Lucy township | 13 | 44 | 45 | 0% | 1 | 34.39 | Township |
| Bowbells township | 14 | 43 | 47 | -2.27% | 1 | 34.96 | Township |
| Cleary township | 15 | 43 | 42 | 0% | 1 | 35.30 | Township |
| Kandiyohi township | 16 | 39 | 40 | 0% | 1 | 33.25 | Township |
| North Star township | 17 | 38 | 39 | 0% | 1 | 39.95 | Township |
| Keller township | 18 | 37 | 38 | 0% | 1 | 35.79 | Township |
| Short Creek township | 19 | 36 | 37 | 0% | 1 | 42.76 | Township |
| Foothills township | 20 | 35 | 30 | 6.06% | 1 | 35.19 | Township |
| Soo township | 21 | 33 | 34 | 0% | 1 | 42.68 | Township |
| Richland township | 22 | 31 | 32 | 0% | 1 | 42.61 | Township |
| Dale township | 23 | 29 | 30 | 0% | 1 | 35.47 | Township |
| Clayton township | 24 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 35.44 | Township |
| Thorson township | 25 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 35.53 | Township |
| Minnesota township | 26 | 27 | 28 | 0% | 1 | 52.47 | Township |
| Roseland township | 27 | 24 | 25 | 0% | 1 | 35.73 | Township |
| Harmonious township | 28 | 23 | 24 | 0% | 1 | 35.47 | Township |
| Dimond township | 29 | 20 | 21 | 0% | 1 | 32.83 | Township |
| Fay township | 30 | 19 | 20 | 0% | 1 | 35.85 | Township |
| Leaf Mountain township | 31 | 18 | 19 | 0% | 1 | 34.78 | Township |
| Portal township | 32 | 18 | 19 | 0% | 0.00 | 42.47 | Township |
| Forthun township | 33 | 15 | 15 | 0% | 0.00 | 43.19 | Township |
| Vanville township | 34 | 14 | 17 | -6.67% | 0.00 | 33.39 | Township |
| Lakeview township | 35 | 12 | 12 | 0% | 0.00 | 49.77 | Township |
Powers Lake is the largest city in Burke County, with a population of 366.
Lakeview township is the smallest city in Burke County.
There are 35 cities in Burke County, North Dakota.