In 1850, Schindler subdivided his land into 43 lots, which he collectively named for his hometown of Riegel, Germany.

Local Roman Catholic immigrants from Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg were also drawn to the mission prior to creating their own church communities in nearby Frenchtown and Alvada.

For many years, Mary of the Crib Convent, an equally large structure occupied by the Precious Blood Sisters, stood to the north of the church, until it was destroyed by fire on June 24, 2001.

[5] Many of the nuns and some of the priests and brothers who served the community are buried at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery, which contains more than 2,750 marked graves.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.

The 2020 decennial U.S. census of New Riegel enumerated 286 residents in 117 households, 276 of whom were Caucasian and 10 were Latinx.

[9] The 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates state that 64.2% of residents are employed, the median household income in New Riegel is $55,417, that 18.5% of residents possess a bachelor degree or higher, and that 3.0% are without health care coverage.

The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% White, 0.8% African American, and 0.4% Pacific Islander.

About 1.9% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 22.0% of those sixty-five or over.