Wessington is a city on the border between Beadle and Hand counties in South Dakota, United States.

[8] The early growth of Wessington began because it was a transshipment point for locally produced grains[9] because of the railroad (C. & N.W.

This allowed local producers lower shipping costs compared to villages further from railroads, encouraging the location of other businesses in the town.

In 1918 there was a flourishing natural ice business that provisioned refrigerated freight cars.

[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), all land.

47.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 7.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over.