This list contains the founding dates of North Dakota incorporated cities.
1850
1870
1871
1872
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
- Ardoch
- Argusville
- Arthur
- Bathgate
- Buxton
- Colfax
- Dwight
- Gardner
- Grafton
- Grandin
- Harwood
- Hillsboro
- Hope
- Hunter
- Larimore
- Manvel
- Mayville
- Minto
- Oriska
- Reynolds
- St. Thomas
- Thompson
1882
- Canton
- Cleveland
- Cooperstown
- Crystal
- Davenport
- Devils Lake
- Dickinson
- Ellendale
- Galesburg
- Gladstone
- Hamilton
- Horace
- LaMoure
- Leonard
- Neche
- Page
- Pingree
- Pisek
- Portland
- Sheldon
- Stanton
- Tappen
- Taylor
- Washburn
1883
- Ayr
- Belfield
- Burlington
- Carrington
- Clifford
- Dazey
- Elliott
- Forman
- Glen Ullin
- Hannaford
- Lakota
- Medora
- Michigan
- Milnor
- New Rockford
- New Salem
- Niagara
- Richardton
- Sheyenne
- Sykeston
1884
- Abercrombie
- Cando
- Christine
- Crary
- Dunseith
- Fairmount
- Hatton
- Inkster
- Minnewaukan
- Mooreton
- Mountain
- Northwood
- Park River
- Petersburg
1885
1886
1887
- Ashley
- Barton
- Berlin
- Bottineau
- Buchanan
- Cayuga
- Edingburg
- Forest River
- Gilby
- Havana
- Knox
- Leeds
- Milton
- New England
- Osnabrock
- Rutland
- Williston
- York
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
- Beach
- Drake
- Hague
- Hazelton
- Lawton
- Omemee (disincorported c. 1990)
- Palermo
- Ray
- Ross
- Sentinel Butte
- Stanley
- Starkweather
- Strasburg
- Tioga
- Wheelock
- Zeeland
1903
- Center
- Deering
- Flasher
- Fort Yates
- Glenburn
- Hampden
- Hurdsfield
- Lansford
- Spring Brook
- Underwood
- Westhope
1904
1905
- Adams
- Alexander
- Alsen
- Antler
- Bantry
- Bergen
- Calio
- Calvin
- Coleharbor
- Egeland
- Epping
- Fairdale
- Forbes
- Fordville
- Fredonia
- Gardena
- Garrison
- Grano
- Hansboro
- Jud
- Kramer
- Lankin
- Loma
- Maxbass
- McClusky
- Mercer
- Merricourt
- Mylo
- Nekoma
- Newburg
- Overly
- Rocklake
- Rolette
- Russell (disincorporated 1996)
- Sarles
- Streeter
- Tolley
- Turtle Lake
- Upham
- Wolford
1906
- Almont
- Ambrose
- Benedict
- Butte
- Columbus
- Crosby
- Douglas
- Danzig ( disincorporated 2000)
- Max
- McVille
- Pekin
- Plaza
- Ruso
- Ryder
- Tolna