Prior Lake, Minnesota

Prior Lake
City
View of Prior Lake during winter
View of Prior Lake during winter
Flag of Prior Lake
Flag
Official logo of Prior Lake
Location of the city of Prior Lake within Scott County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Prior Lake
within Scott County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°43′29″N 93°26′30″W / 44.72472°N 93.44167°W / 44.72472; -93.44167
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyScott
Founded1872
Incorporated (village)February 11, 1891
Incorporated (city)June 1, 1921
Government
 • MayorKirt Briggs [1]
 • City ManagerJason Wedel [2]
Area
[3]
 • City
19.53 sq mi (50.57 km2)
 • Land16.28 sq mi (42.16 km2)
 • Water3.25 sq mi (8.41 km2)  15.77%
Elevation
[4]
929 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • City
27,617
 • Estimate 
(2022)[6]
28,133
 • Density1,696.69/sq mi (655.09/km2)
 • Metro
3,693,729
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55372
Area code952
FIPS code27-52594
GNIS feature ID2396284[4]
Websitepriorlakemn.gov

Prior Lake is an exurban city 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Minneapolis, next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the state of Minnesota. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city is south of the Minnesota River in an area known as RiverSouth and establishes the urban fringe of the south-southwest portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The population was 27,617 at the 2020 census.[5]

Prior Lake was incorporated as a village in 1891. It is one of the oldest cities in the south metro area. The city's modern rapid growth is due in part to the ease of access for commuters to the rest of the region, via the upgraded State Highway 13.[7][8]

  1. ^ https://www.priorlakemn.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/665/470 [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.priorlakemn.gov/government/city-manager [bare URL]
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prior Lake, Minnesota
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "History of Prior Lake". City of Prior Lake. 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
  8. ^ "Shakopee-Mdewakanton Sioux Community". Retrieved October 18, 2007.