Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 226, laid out in 1913.
New Effington Hospital is on the National Register of Historic Places. New Effington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 305 in 1920, a peak of 367 in 1950, 234 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 2 maps from 1917 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Effington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in New Effington.
Most people who work leave New Effington to do it: just 2% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line locally, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The town’s typical journey to work comes in at 17 minutes. It had 35 jobs in 2023, down 23 from 2013.
| New Effington | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 2° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in New Effington, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than New Effington. That said, just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression here, below both South Dakota’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (23%).
| New Effington | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Effington | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with diabetes | 14.4% | 11.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.7% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 14.8% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts 38% of New Effington’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 59% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in New Effington once, in 2005.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Parks and preserves in New Effington: one, of 1 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carl Waterfowl Production Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of New Effington; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 New Effington residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Where New Effington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in South Dakota, United States
New Effington is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2020 census. In 1965 the high school team won the district basketball tournament in Sisseton. As part of a school approved event and classroom project, the senior class of 1965 held a memorial tribute north of the school for Nevermore, the class pet raven. New Effington was laid out in 1913, after a proposed railroad further away from the original city Effington spurred the need to move the town. Needing a new name they simply added "New", the original being a reference to one of the first women (named Ellie) to get a homestead in the original town.
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New Effington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.