New Effington is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States.

[6] 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.

35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 11.1% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.7% of those 65 or over.