Ward County, North Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Ward County, North Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 41,371 lots are mapped here, covering 1,364,952 acres. 8,382 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ward County received $34.4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 762 recipients. 1,391 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $10.6 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 41,371
- Lots mapped
- 1,364,952
- Acres
- 8,382
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Ward County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ward County, North Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA | 77 | 10,430 |
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| G & R HOLDINGS LLLP | 27 | 3,598 |
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| KING OF ROCK-N-ROLL LTD PARTNERSHIP | 30 | 3,173 |
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| FAUL FAMILY FARM, LLP | 27 | 3,107 |
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| SMITH FAMILY LAND COMPANY II LLC | 27 | 3,036 |
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| FEGLEY LAND HOLDINGS LLLP | 24 | 2,782 |
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| FANNIK FAMILY FARMS LLLP | 17 | 2,196 |
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| WARD FARM PROPERTIES, LLC | 15 | 2,191 |
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| CASH FARMS LLLP | 19 | 2,092 |
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| GHC HOLDINGS LLLP | 18 | 2,067 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Dakota
Federal farm payments in Ward County
- $34.4M
- Paid in 2025
- 762
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ward County, North Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $24.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $718K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $683K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $444K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $425K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ward County
- 1,391
- Acres disclosed
- 9
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ward County, North Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 1,391 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ward County, North Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| CAREFREE PARTNERS LLP (CANADA) | 405 |
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| Berthold Transload Inc (CANADA) | 353 |
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| Meadowlark Wind I Energy, LLC (CANADA) | 320 |
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| HUDYE GROUP LP (CANADA) | 226 |
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| FLEXI-COIL, INC. (CANADA) | 87 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Ward County
- 2,623
- Policies
- 874,497
- Insured acres
- $10.6M
- Claims paid
- 0.27
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ward County, North Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $2.8M |
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| Soybeans | $2.6M |
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| Canola | $1.8M |
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| Corn | $1.5M |
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| Dry Peas | $964K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 14,003
- CRP acres, 2025
- 58
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Ward County last published these records on August 7, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.