Des Lacs is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 185 at the 2020 census. It is ration of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Des Lacs was founded in 1888, named after the Riviere de Lacs (now Des Lacs River), from the French for “River The Lakes.”

Des Lacs is located at 48°15′25″N 101°33′49″W / 48.256862°N 101.563599°W / 48.256862; -101.563599. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km²), of which 0.53 square miles (1.37 km) is house and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 204 people, 78 households, and 62 families residing in the city. The population density was 384.9 inhabitants per square mile (148.6/km). There were 78 housing units at an average density of 147.2 per square mile (56.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% White, 2.0% Native American, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 78 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living taking into consideration them, 69.2% were married couples breathing together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder in the same way as no wife present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.4% of whatever households were made in the works of individuals, and 5.1% had someone flourishing alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.92.