The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
19th century
- 1856 - Western Town Company develops townsite.
- 1857 - Dakota Land Company develops townsite.
- 1859 - Democrat newspaper begins publication.
- 1868 - Sioux Falls becomes capital of Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.
- 1871 - Cataract House hotel in business.
- 1872
- Sioux Falls Pantagraph newspaper begins publication.
- Calvary Church built.
- 1873
- Sioux Falls Independent newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 593.
- 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.
- 1877
- Village incorporated.
- March: C.K. Howard elected president of village board of trustees.
- 1878 - Sioux Falls Times newspaper begins publication.
- 1879
- Irving School, Free Methodist Church, and Congregational Church built.
- Ladies Club library organized.
- 1880 - Dakota Territorial School for Deaf Mutes established.
- 1881
- Sioux Falls Argus newspaper begins publication.
- Penitentiary established.
- Queen Bee Mill in business.
- 1882
- Telephone begins operating.
- First Baptist Church built.
- 1883
- City chartered.
- April 3: Jacob Schaetzel elected mayor.
- Sioux Falls College founded.
- Sioux Falls Daily Press newspaper begins publication.
- 1884 - Swedish Baptist Church built.
- 1885 - Norberg Paints founded, still operating as the oldest family owned business in the state of South Dakota.
- 1885 - Dakota Deutsche Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1886 - Sioux Falls Bank established.
- 1887
- Streetcars begin operating.
- Dakota Bell begins publication.
- 1889
- Lutheran Normal School opens.
- German Congregational Emanuel Church and Episcopal Calvary Cathedral built.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls established.
- 1890
- Minnehaha County Courthouse built.
- Porter P. Peck becomes mayor.
- Population: 10,177.
- 1891
- Jordan Methodist Church dedicated.
- Syd Dakota Ekko Norwegian-language newspaper relocates to Sioux Falls.
- 1894 - Fremad Norwegian/English-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1895 - Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
- 1897 - Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church organized.
20th century
- 1900 - Manchester Biscuit Company in business.
- 1900 - Western Surety Company created by Joe Kirby.
- 1903 - Carnegie Free Public Library opens.
- 1905 - Minnehaha Country Club founded.
- 1907 - First Congregational Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) built.
- 1908 - South Dakota Central Railway built.
- 1909 - Morrell Packing Plant in business.
- 1910 - Population: 14,094.
- 1911 - Orpheum Theatre built.
- 1912
- Eighth Street Bridge (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
- McKennan Hospital established.
- 1917 - Coliseum theatre built.
- 1918
- 1922 - August 17: Three prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.
- 1924
- Masonic Library founded.
- Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel built.
- 1925 - State Theatre built.
- 1928 - Pettigrew Museum established.
- 1930 - Sioux Valley Hospital built.
- 1936 - March: Two prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.
- 1937 - City Hall built.
- 1942 - Sioux Falls Army Air Base established.
- 1949 - North American Baptist Seminary relocates to Sioux Falls.
- 1963 - Great Bear Ski Area established.
- 1966 - Pathfinder Nuclear Generating Station commissioned in nearby Brandon Township.
- 1970 - Sioux Falls Regional Airport terminal built.
- 1974 - Siouxland Heritage Museums established.
- 1975 - Empire Mall in business.
- 1981 - City of Sioux Falls Township Annexation Study was completed in November 1981
- 1983 - December 20: Airplane accident.
- 1986 - Qwest Tower (Sioux Falls) built.
- 1988 - Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival begins.
- 1990 - Sister city relationship established with Potsdam, Germany.
- 1993 - Sister city relationship established with Strabane, Northern Ireland.
- 1995 - Central Baptist Church built.
- 1998 - City website online (approximate date).[chronology citation needed]
- 1999 - Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opens.
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 123,975.
- 2002 - Dave Munson becomes mayor.
- 2005 - Zip Feed Tower demolished.
- 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland.
- 2010
- Mike Huether becomes mayor.
- Population: 153,888.
- 2011 - October 15: Occupy protest.
