New Rockford is a city in Eddy County, North Dakota, United States.

New Rockford was founded in 1883, when the Northern Pacific Railway arrived in the area.

[6] In 1915, residents mounted a challenge to have the state capital relocated from Bismarck to New Rockford.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,391 people, 628 households, and 363 families living in the city.

There were 750 housing units at an average density of 496.7 per square mile (191.8/km2).

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,463 people, 651 households, and 378 families living in the city.

There were 778 housing units at an average density of 516.2 per square mile (199.3/km2).

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.