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Welcome to Wells County ...

Time Zone: Wells County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Fessenden is the Seat for Wells County.

Wells County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wells had a population of 3,834 people. This is a decrease of 8.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,192 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wells represented 0.62% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Wells County:

  • Bowdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bowdon is located in Wells County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <2>
  • Cathay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fessenden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvey is located in Wells County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <2>
  • Hurdsfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sykeston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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