Prior Lake | |
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 View of Prior Lake during winter | |
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 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Scott |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Incorporated (village) | February 11, 1891 |
| Incorporated (city) | June 1, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kirt Briggs [1] |
| • City Manager | Jason Wedel [2] |
| Area | |
| • City | 19.53 sq mi (50.57 km2) |
| • Land | 16.28 sq mi (42.16 km2) |
| • Water | 3.25 sq mi (8.41 km2) 15.77% |
| Elevation | 929 ft (283 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 27,617 |
| • Estimate (2022)[6] | 28,133 |
| • Density | 1,696.69/sq mi (655.09/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,693,729 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55372 |
| Area code | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-52594 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396284[4] |
| Website | priorlakemn.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]
- ^ https://www.priorlakemn.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/665/470
- ^ https://www.priorlakemn.gov/government/city-manager
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prior Lake, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "History of Prior Lake". City of Prior Lake. 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ^ "Shakopee-Mdewakanton Sioux Community". Retrieved October 18, 2007.