File:Ward_County_Building_(North_Dakota).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Ward County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ward County, North Dakota, Ward County, ND
county in North Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- Founded
- April 14, 1885 (created), November 23, 1885 (organized)
- Named after
- Mark Ward
- Seat
- Minot
- Largest city
- Minot
- Total
- 2,055.980 sq mi (5,324.96 km )
- Land
- 2,013.029 sq mi (5,213.72 km )
- Water
- 42.951 sq mi (111.24 km ) 2.09%
- Estimate 2025
- 68,233
- Density
- 34.733/sq mi (13.411/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- At-large
- Website
- co.ward.nd.us
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ward County, ND - Official Website | Official Website
co.ward.nd.us →Link to the official site · 605 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 69919
- Area
- 2056
- Official website
- www.co.ward.nd.us
- Image
- WARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
- Households
- 28432
Show 5 more facts
- water as percent of area
- 2.1
- native label
- Ward County
- Commons category
- Ward County, North Dakota
- inception
- 1885-00-00
- per capita income
- 35891
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Article
Ward County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,919, and was estimated to be 68,233 in 2025. making it the fourth-most populous county in North Dakota. The county seat and the largest city is Minot.
Ward County is part of the Minot, North Dakota metropolitan area as comprising all of McHenry, Renville, and Ward Counties.
Gallery (4)
On the map
Connections
race and ethnicity in the United States Census
Entity
North Dakota
Entity
city
Entity
marriage
Entity
time zone
Entity
Theodore Roosevelt
Person
Lyndon B. Johnson
Person
geographic coordinate system
Entity
Republican Party (United States)
Concept
population density
Entity
Democratic Party (United States)
Concept
U.S. state
Entity
Bismarck
Entity
Daylight saving time
Concept
African Americans
Entity
Germans
Entity
English people
Entity
Q12013
Entity
Fargo
Entity
Irish people
Entity