New England, North Dakota

New England, North Dakota
Location of New England, North Dakota
Location of New England, North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°32′27″N 102°52′01″W / 46.54083°N 102.86694°W / 46.54083; -102.86694
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyHettinger
Founded1887
Area
 • Total0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Land0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,602 ft (793 m)
Population
 • Total683
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
673
 • Density1,385.40/sq mi (535.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
58647
Area code701
FIPS code38-56180
GNIS feature ID1036180[2]
Websitendnewengland.com

New England is a city in Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 683 at the 2020 census.[3]

New England was founded in 1887, predating all other settlements in Hettinger County by many years. The name recognizes that many early settlers were from the New England states of Vermont and Massachusetts.[5] Until the tracks were abandoned in 1983,[6] the city was located at the terminus of a Milwaukee Road branch line that split from the railroad's Pacific Extension in McLaughlin, South Dakota.[7]

The silhouette of the two Rainy Buttes near New England is a distinguishing symbol of the town.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New England, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wick, Douglas A. "New England (Hettinger County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Brovald, Ken C. (September 1984). "Route of the Charging Buffalo". Trains. 44 (11): 32–34.
  7. ^ "New England Branch, Valuation Sections North Dakota 3 and SD 4" (PDF). Milwaukee Road Archives. Retrieved May 7, 2011.