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Most sparsely populated, North Dakota cities

North Dakota cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 14 cities in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 1,708.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Horace, NDND7,001553+665%

02Watford City, NDND6,378710+344%

03Devils Lake, NDND7,3331,054+2%

04Williston, NDND29,5221,147+136%

05Jamestown, NDND15,6881,180+1%

06▲1Valley City, NDND6,4301,497−6%

07▼1Wahpeton, NDND8,1411,520−5%

08Minot, NDND47,3081,708+29%

09Mandan, NDND25,0611,854+50%

10Dickinson, NDND25,8701,960+62%

11Grand Forks, NDND60,3652,078+22%

12Bismarck, NDND77,9632,248+40%

13West Fargo, NDND41,1752,546+176%

14Fargo, NDND136,2752,681+50%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES