Wells -- U.S. County in North Dakota Population (2000): 5102 Housing Units (2000): 2643 Land area (2000): 1271.277458 sq. miles (3292.593360 sq. km) Water area (2000): 19.344436 sq. miles (50.101856 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1290.621894 sq. miles (3342.695216 sq. km) Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38 Location: 47.624194 N, 99.660842 W Headwords: Wells Wells, ND Wells County Wells County, ND