<page_title> List of cities in North Dakota </page_title> <section_title> Cities </section_title> <table> <cell> 12 <col_header> 2017 Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Watford City <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,523 <col_header> 2017 Estimate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,744 <col_header> 2010 Census </col_header> </cell> </table>
The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census. and the Census Bureau gave the 2017 estimated population as 6,523, making Watford City the twelfth largest city in North Dakota.