35 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers Lake | 1 | 373 | 388 | -0.8% | 268 | 1 | City |
| Bowbells | 2 | 284 | 293 | -0.7% | 299 | 1 | City |
| Lignite | 3 | 133 | 136 | -0.75% | 853 | 0 | City |
| Columbus | 4 | 131 | 136 | -0.76% | 480 | 0 | City |
| Portal | 5 | 119 | 123 | -0.83% | 178 | 1 | City |
| Battleview | 6 | 108 | 107 | 0.93% | 3 | 36 | Township |
| Colville | 7 | 88 | 84 | 3.53% | 3 | 33 | Township |
| Garness | 8 | 68 | 70 | 0% | 2 | 36 | Township |
| Vale | 9 | 63 | 63 | 0% | 2 | 35 | Township |
| Flaxton | 10 | 59 | 62 | -1.67% | 208 | 0 | City |
| Ward | 11 | 53 | 50 | 3.92% | 2 | 35 | Township |
| Powers Lake | 12 | 52 | 54 | 0% | 1 | 36 | Township |
| Lucy | 13 | 49 | 46 | 4.26% | 1 | 34 | Township |
| Bowbells | 14 | 46 | 47 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Cleary | 15 | 44 | 43 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Kandiyohi | 16 | 42 | 41 | 0% | 1 | 33 | Township |
| Keller | 17 | 38 | 39 | 0% | 1 | 36 | Township |
| North Star | 18 | 38 | 39 | 0% | 1 | 40 | Township |
| Short Creek | 19 | 36 | 37 | 0% | 1 | 43 | Township |
| Soo | 20 | 33 | 34 | 0% | 1 | 43 | Township |
| Dale | 21 | 31 | 32 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Foothills | 22 | 30 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Richland | 23 | 29 | 30 | 0% | 1 | 43 | Township |
| Clayton | 24 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Thorson | 25 | 28 | 29 | 0% | 1 | 36 | Township |
| Minnesota | 26 | 27 | 28 | 0% | 1 | 52 | Township |
| Roseland | 27 | 24 | 25 | 0% | 1 | 36 | Township |
| Dimond | 28 | 21 | 22 | 0% | 1 | 33 | Township |
| Harmonious | 29 | 21 | 22 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Portal | 30 | 20 | 19 | 5.26% | 0.00 | 42 | Township |
| Fay | 31 | 19 | 19 | 0% | 1 | 36 | Township |
| Leaf Mountain | 32 | 19 | 19 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Vanville | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0% | 1 | 33 | Township |
| Forthun | 34 | 16 | 16 | 0% | 0.00 | 43 | Township |
| Lakeview | 35 | 12 | 12 | 0% | 0.00 | 50 | Township |
Powers Lake is the largest city in Burke County, with a population of 373.
Lakeview is the smallest city in Burke County, with a population of 12.
There are 35 cities in Burke County, North Dakota.