42 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey | 1 | 1,572 | 1,641 | -0.88% | 875 | 1.80 | City |
| Fessenden | 2 | 445 | 462 | -0.67% | 1,009 | 0.44 | City |
| Bowdon | 3 | 139 | 138 | 0% | 554 | 0.25 | City |
| Sykeston | 4 | 97 | 102 | -1.02% | 246 | 0.40 | City |
| Hillsdale township | 5 | 86 | 89 | -1.15% | 2 | 35.67 | Township |
| Forward township | 6 | 83 | 93 | -4.6% | 2 | 35.54 | Township |
| Wells township | 7 | 83 | 88 | -1.19% | 2 | 33.71 | Township |
| Western township | 8 | 75 | 78 | -1.32% | 2 | 35.46 | Township |
| Hurdsfield | 9 | 58 | 63 | -1.69% | 200 | 0.29 | City |
| West Norway township | 10 | 57 | 61 | -1.72% | 2 | 35.83 | Township |
| Oshkosh township | 11 | 51 | 52 | 0% | 1 | 34.76 | Township |
| Pony Gulch township | 12 | 51 | 52 | 0% | 1 | 35.13 | Township |
| Haaland township | 13 | 50 | 51 | 0% | 1 | 35.34 | Township |
| Speedwell township | 14 | 49 | 50 | 0% | 1 | 35.58 | Township |
| South Cottonwood township | 15 | 48 | 49 | 0% | 1 | 35.40 | Township |
| Bilodeau township | 16 | 46 | 47 | 0% | 1 | 35.58 | Township |
| Fram township | 17 | 46 | 47 | 0% | 1 | 36 | Township |
| Heimdal township | 18 | 45 | 46 | 0% | 1 | 35.58 | Township |
| Sykeston township | 19 | 44 | 45 | 0% | 1 | 34.96 | Township |
| Bremen township | 20 | 43 | 44 | 0% | 1 | 35.80 | Township |
| Chaseley township | 21 | 41 | 42 | 0% | 1 | 35.13 | Township |
| Cathay township | 22 | 40 | 41 | 0% | 1 | 35.66 | Township |
| West Ontario township | 23 | 40 | 41 | 0% | 1 | 35.40 | Township |
| Germantown township | 24 | 39 | 40 | 0% | 1 | 35.14 | Township |
| Hamburg township | 25 | 38 | 39 | 0% | 1 | 35.19 | Township |
| Bull Moose township | 26 | 36 | 37 | 0% | 1 | 33.57 | Township |
| Manfred township | 27 | 35 | 36 | 0% | 1 | 35.86 | Township |
| Norway Lake township | 28 | 31 | 34 | -3.13% | 1 | 34.64 | Township |
| Crystal Lake township | 29 | 29 | 32 | -3.33% | 1 | 35.43 | Township |
| Rusland township | 30 | 29 | 32 | -3.33% | 1 | 34.71 | Township |
| Johnson township | 31 | 28 | 31 | -3.45% | 1 | 35.25 | Township |
| Fairville township | 32 | 25 | 28 | -3.85% | 1 | 35.37 | Township |
| St. Anna township | 33 | 23 | 26 | -4.17% | 1 | 33.29 | Township |
| Woodward township | 34 | 23 | 26 | -4.17% | 1 | 35.67 | Township |
| Harvey township | 35 | 21 | 22 | 0% | 1 | 35.76 | Township |
| Delger township | 36 | 21 | 24 | -4.55% | 1 | 35.74 | Township |
| Cathay | 37 | 20 | 22 | 0% | 109 | 0.18 | City |
| Hawksnest township | 38 | 20 | 23 | -4.76% | 1 | 35.92 | Township |
| Valhalla township | 39 | 19 | 22 | -5% | 1 | 35.46 | Township |
| Progress township | 40 | 15 | 18 | -6.25% | 0.00 | 34.91 | Township |
| Silver Lake township | 41 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 0.00 | 34.59 | Township |
| Lynn township | 42 | 12 | 15 | -7.69% | 0.00 | 34.69 | Township |
Harvey is the largest city in Wells County, with a population of 1,572.
Lynn township is the smallest city in Wells County.
There are 42 cities in Wells County, North Dakota.