New Witten, South Dakota

New Witten, South Dakota
Location in Tripp County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Tripp County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°26′26″N 100°04′55″W / 43.44056°N 100.08194°W / 43.44056; -100.08194
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyTripp
Area
 • Total
0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
 • Land0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,978 ft (603 m)
Population
 • Total
54
 • Density194.95/sq mi (75.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57584
Area code605
FIPS code46-45100[4]
GNIS feature ID1267493[2]

New Witten is a town in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 54 at the 2020 census.[5]

"New Witten" is the name used by the United States Census Bureau to describe this town. However, the United States Post Office, which maintains an associate office in the town, uses the name "Witten".

Witten has the name of a government land official.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Witten, South Dakota
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: New Witten town, Tripp County, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 69.