Volga is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,113 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 2,…Volga is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,113 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 2,340 in 2023. Volga was founded by the Western Town Lot Company on December 27, 1879, by Col. Arthur Jacoby, who had platted the area in September of that year. It was originally named "Bandy Town" after the Bandy family, early settlers there. In December 1879, the railroad assigned it the name "Volga", either after the Volga River in Russia, or the town of Volga, Iowa. From November 1879 to May 1880, Volga was at the end of the railroad, which stimulated the settlement's growth. By 1881, there were around 400 inhabitants.
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