Wishek (/ˈwɪʃɪk/ WISH-ik) is a city in McIntosh County, North Dakota, United States.

[7] The city was named in honor of John H. Wishek Sr., a local cattleman.

[8] Wishek was originally built up chiefly by Germans from Russia.

[10] As of the census of 2010, there were 1,002 people, 454 households, and 263 families living in the city.

There were 516 housing units at an average density of 358.3 per square mile (138.3/km2).

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,122 people, 466 households, and 290 families living in the city.

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.