New Effington

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New Effington

Total population

269

Median home value

$68,000

6.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$50,208

New Effington$50k

National$74k

Founded

1914

Air quality index

28Good

Elevation335 m

Land area0.7 km²

Weather34°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates45.86°, -96.92°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for New Effington, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Clear Lake
  23.7 mi away · pop. 41
• Lake City
  25.7 mi away · pop. 40
• Eden
  29.5 mi away · pop. 221
• Roslyn
  37.4 mi away · pop. 147
• Pierpont
  50.9 mi away · pop. 161
• Andover
  56.9 mi away · pop. 31
• Prairiewood Village
  76.5 mi away · pop. 474
• Gary
  76.8 mi away · pop. 246
• Claremont Colony
  79.1 mi away
• Fordham Colony
  89.4 mi away
• Astoria
  91.6 mi away · pop. 142
• Willow Lake
  92 mi away · pop. 433

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 238 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-28 05:00 UTC.