South Dakota's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd South Dakota Congressional District is an obsolete district. It was created upon South Dakota's admission into the Union in 1889 and abolished after the 1980 census. Members were elected at-large until the formation of individual districts after the 1910 Census. From 1913 until 1933, the 2nd District covered much of northeastern South Dakota, including the cities of Aberdeen, Brookings, Huron, and Watertown. [Official Congressional Directory, 63rd Congress (1913) through 72nd Congress (1931)] When South Dakota's 3rd congressional district was eliminated after the 1930 Census, the 2nd District was relocated to cover all of the counties in South Dakota west of the Missouri River. [Official Congressional Directory, 73rd Congress (1933)] Population changes eventually moved the district's boundaries further east. During the 97th Congress, it covered all but the 21 easternmost counties in the state. [Official Congressional Directory, 9th Congress (1981)]

Note: * designates those Congresses in which representatives were elected from the state at-large, rather than by district.