South Dakota's 1st congressional district

:"For South Dakota's current district, see ushr|South Dakota|AL|."South Dakota's 1st congressional district is now obsolete. It existed from 1913 to 1983.

When South Dakota was admitted into the Union in 1889, it was allocated two congressional seats, both of which were elected state-wide at-large. This continued until South Dakota received a third congressional seat after the 1910 Census, and individual districts were established.

From 1913 until 1933, the newly created 1st District covered 21 counties in southwestern South Dakota, including the state's largest city Sioux Falls. [Official Congressional Directory, 63rd Congress (1913) through 72nd Congress (1931)] When South Dakota's 3rd congressional district was eliminated after the 1930 Census, the 1st District was expanded to include all of the counties in South Dakota east of the Missouri River. [Official Congressional Directory, 73rd Congress (1933)] Population changes eventually reduced the district size until it again covered just 21 counties in the eastern part of the state. During the 97th Congress, it included the cities of Aberdeen, Brookings, Sioux Falls, Watertown, Vermillion, and Yankton. [Official Congressional Directory, 9th Congress (1981)]

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