Devils Lake is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Ramsey County.[3] The population was 7,222 at the 2000 census. It is named after Devil's Lake. The first house in Devils Lake was built in 1882. It was surveyed in 1883 and named Creelsburg and later Creel City, after the surveyor, H. M. Creel. In 1884 it was renamed Devils Lake. [1]