Minot is a city located in the state of North Dakota in the United States. It serves as the county seat of Ward County and is positioned in the north-central region of the state.
As of the 2020 census, Minot had a population of 48,377, making it the fourth-most populous city in North Dakota. The surrounding Minot metropolitan area encompasses McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties, with a combined population of 77,546 recorded in the same census.