Ward County

Parcel & Property Data

42,405Total Parcels

$175,769Avg. Market Value

1,296,566Total Acres

About This Data

LandBrief holds 42,405 parcel records for Ward County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.

Data from the Ward County assessor roll dated August 2022, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.

Explore Ward County

Largest landownersWho holds the most land in Ward County, by total acreage.
Largest parcelsThe biggest individual tracts in the county, ranked by size.
Highest-value parcelsThe most valuable properties on the roll, by assessed market value.
Out-of-state ownersWho owns Ward County from somewhere else, and where they live.

Ward County by the Numbers

Median parcel size: 0.37 acres
measured from mapped boundaries
90th-percentile parcel: 158 acres
County land area: 1,288,339 acres
U.S. Census measurement
Communities: 17
41.6% of parcels outside any incorporated place
Median assessed value: $121,000
90% of parcels carry a value
Out-of-state owners: 10.8% of parcels
by owner mailing address

Who Owns Ward County?

Share of the county’s 42,405 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.

Owner type	Share of parcels
Individuals	70.1%
Companies & organizations	15.7%
Trusts & estates	5.1%
Government	4.9%
Other / unclassified	4.2%

The largest owner on record is STONEHAVEN DEVELOPMENT LLC with 740 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.

Parcel Records (~42,405 total)

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Parcel ID	Owner	Address	City	Acreage	Market Value
15302696	SAUER, PEARL #	—	Unincorporated	640.00	$108,000
15323065	BEHM, JEROME & LAVERN	—	Unincorporated	640.00	$143,000
15300247	BIGELOW, STEVEN R & DEANN	—	Unincorporated	633.00	$290,000
15299370	TLCB FARM	—	Unincorporated	606.57	$460,000
15319989	MYERS, SHERRY M & HENDERSON, SHEILA	—	Unincorporated	598.78	$130,000
15299200	MIKKELSON, BROCK & DIRK	—	Unincorporated	590.00	$439,000
15303715	MADSEN, CLARE L & BARBARA	—	Unincorporated	494.73	$231,000
15304529	MADSEN, CLARE L & BARBARA	—	Unincorporated	494.73	$231,000
15305681	MYERS, SHERRY M & HENDERSON, SHEILA	—	Unincorporated	471.01	$54,000
15317856	NICOLAISEN, DARYL G & CLEO	—	Unincorporated	458.62	$509,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many parcels are in Ward County?

The Ward County assessor roll on file records 42,405 parcels across 17 communities, with 41.6% lying outside any incorporated place.

Who owns the most land in Ward County?

STONEHAVEN DEVELOPMENT LLC holds 740 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.

What is the typical parcel size in Ward County?

Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 0.37 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 158 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.

How much of Ward County is owned from out of state?

10.8% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside ND, per the county’s own records.

How much of Ward County is government-owned?

Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 4.9% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.

How current is this data?

It comes from the Ward County assessor roll dated August 2022. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.

Browse by City (17)

42,405 parcels across 17 communities in Ward County.