New Underwood, South Dakota

New Underwood
wóȟešma tȟéča
New Underwood, South Dakota
Moe's Bar and Grill and City Hall in New Underwood.
Moe's Bar and Grill and City Hall in New Underwood.
Location in Pennington County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Pennington County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°05′59″N 102°50′49″W / 44.09972°N 102.84694°W / 44.09972; -102.84694
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Area
 • Total1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,897 ft (883 m)
Population
 • Total590
 • Density404.39/sq mi (156.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57761
Area code605
FIPS code46-45060[4]
GNIS feature ID1267492[2]
Websitewww.newunderwood.com

New Underwood (Lakota: wóȟešma tȟéča;[5] "new undergrowth") is a city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 590 at the 2020 Census.[6]

New Underwood got its start circa 1906.[7] The city was named for John Underwood, a cattleman.[8] Until 2017, it was home to the world’s smallest biker bar, which is now closed.

  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 Underwood, 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. ^ Ullrich, Jan F. (2014). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: New Underwood city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.
  8. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 132.

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