70 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minot | 1 | 46,699 | 48,384 | -0.72% | 1,686 | 27.70 | City |
| Minot AFB | 2 | 4,798 | 5,974 | -1.01% | 660 | 7.27 | CDP |
| Tatman township | 3 | 2,635 | 2,788 | -1.01% | 73 | 35.89 | Township |
| Waterford township | 4 | 2,392 | 2,466 | -0.75% | 67 | 35.70 | Township |
| Nedrose township | 5 | 2,182 | 2,308 | -1.04% | 88 | 24.86 | Township |
| Harrison township | 6 | 1,725 | 1,826 | -0.92% | 90 | 19.20 | Township |
| Surrey | 7 | 1,457 | 1,357 | 1.39% | 690 | 2.11 | City |
| Burlington | 8 | 1,318 | 1,287 | 0.46% | 692 | 1.91 | City |
| Sundre township | 9 | 1,008 | 1,063 | -0.98% | 29 | 35.36 | Township |
| Kenmare | 10 | 886 | 955 | -1.56% | 661 | 1.34 | City |
| Afton township | 11 | 809 | 862 | -1.22% | 23 | 35.13 | Township |
| Kirkelie township | 12 | 464 | 492 | -1.07% | 13 | 36.39 | Township |
| Berthold | 13 | 453 | 487 | -1.52% | 382 | 1.19 | City |
| Burlington township | 14 | 365 | 389 | -1.08% | 11 | 34.38 | Township |
| Surrey township | 15 | 364 | 388 | -1.09% | 11 | 34.02 | Township |
| Eureka township | 16 | 363 | 387 | -1.09% | 10 | 35.92 | Township |
| Sawyer | 17 | 296 | 323 | -1.66% | 603 | 0.49 | City |
| Sawyer township | 18 | 295 | 311 | -1.01% | 8 | 35.50 | Township |
| Logan | 19 | 274 | 364 | 1.86% | 188 | 1.46 | CDP |
| New Prairie township | 20 | 257 | 272 | -1.15% | 7 | 35.99 | Township |
| Des Lacs | 21 | 179 | 189 | -1.1% | 333 | 0.54 | City |
| Freedom township | 22 | 152 | 163 | -1.3% | 4 | 35.42 | Township |
| Makoti | 23 | 141 | 151 | -1.4% | 261 | 0.54 | City |
| Carpio | 24 | 134 | 144 | -1.47% | 212 | 0.63 | City |
| Ruthville | 25 | 130 | 125 | -2.99% | 850 | 0.15 | CDP |
| McKinley township | 26 | 130 | 140 | -1.52% | 4 | 36.48 | Township |
| Foxholm township | 27 | 127 | 128 | 0.79% | 3 | 36.37 | Township |
| Des Lacs township | 28 | 121 | 131 | -1.63% | 3 | 35.09 | Township |
| Willis township | 29 | 121 | 131 | -1.63% | 3 | 36.06 | Township |
| Kenmare township | 30 | 115 | 122 | -0.86% | 3 | 33.20 | Township |
| Burt township | 31 | 103 | 110 | -0.96% | 3 | 35.70 | Township |
| Gasman township | 32 | 100 | 106 | -0.99% | 3 | 34.96 | Township |
| Ryder | 33 | 99 | 108 | -1.98% | 189 | 0.52 | City |
| Douglas | 34 | 86 | 93 | -1.15% | 303 | 0.28 | City |
| Rolling Green township | 35 | 82 | 83 | 0% | 2 | 34.13 | Township |
| Margaret township | 36 | 79 | 82 | 0% | 2 | 36.04 | Township |
| Rice Lake township | 37 | 78 | 81 | 0% | 2 | 34.41 | Township |
| Donnybrook | 38 | 71 | 76 | -1.39% | 104 | 0.68 | City |
| Denmark township | 39 | 70 | 73 | -1.41% | 2 | 33.74 | Township |
| Berthold township | 40 | 66 | 71 | -1.49% | 2 | 35.05 | Township |
| Mayland township | 41 | 65 | 70 | -1.52% | 2 | 35.80 | Township |
| Maryland township | 42 | 64 | 69 | -1.54% | 2 | 36.21 | Township |
| Torning township | 43 | 59 | 64 | -1.67% | 2 | 34.40 | Township |
| Newman township | 44 | 58 | 63 | -1.69% | 2 | 35.88 | Township |
| Hilton township | 45 | 57 | 62 | -1.72% | 2 | 35.88 | Township |
| Lund township | 46 | 56 | 61 | -1.75% | 2 | 34.80 | Township |
| Passport township | 47 | 56 | 58 | 0% | 2 | 33.42 | Township |
| Brillian township | 48 | 50 | 52 | 0% | 1 | 36.20 | Township |
| St. Marys township | 49 | 47 | 49 | 0% | 1 | 34.89 | Township |
| Carpio township | 50 | 46 | 46 | 0% | 1 | 35.64 | Township |
| Iota Flat township | 51 | 45 | 47 | 0% | 1 | 35.26 | Township |
| Elmdale township | 52 | 42 | 46 | -2.33% | 1 | 35.51 | Township |
| Orlien township | 53 | 41 | 45 | -2.38% | 1 | 35.31 | Township |
| Spencer township | 54 | 41 | 45 | -2.38% | 1 | 34.94 | Township |
| Carbondale township | 55 | 39 | 43 | -2.5% | 1 | 35.37 | Township |
| Ryder township | 56 | 37 | 41 | -2.63% | 1 | 34.68 | Township |
| Hiddenwood township | 57 | 36 | 37 | 0% | 1 | 35.39 | Township |
| Sauk Prairie township | 58 | 33 | 37 | -2.94% | 1 | 35.81 | Township |
| Vang township | 59 | 33 | 34 | 0% | 1 | 34.28 | Township |
| Anna township | 60 | 32 | 36 | -3.03% | 1 | 35.12 | Township |
| Baden township | 61 | 32 | 36 | -3.03% | 1 | 34.86 | Township |
| Shealy township | 62 | 31 | 32 | 0% | 1 | 35.16 | Township |
| Spring Lake township | 63 | 31 | 32 | 0% | 1 | 34.71 | Township |
| Douglas township | 64 | 29 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 35.70 | Township |
| Cameron township | 65 | 29 | 30 | 0% | 1 | 34.62 | Township |
| Ree township | 66 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 34.23 | Township |
| Tolgen township | 67 | 22 | 23 | 0% | 1 | 33.67 | Township |
| Greenbush township | 68 | 20 | 21 | 0% | 1 | 35.83 | Township |
| Greely township | 69 | 14 | 15 | 0% | 0.00 | 34.85 | Township |
| Evergreen township | 70 | 11 | 11 | 0% | 0.00 | 33.56 | Township |
Minot is the largest city in Ward County, with a population of 46,699.
Evergreen township is the smallest city in Ward County.
There are 70 cities in Ward County, North Dakota.