Prior Lake information

Prior Lake is a suburb 20 miles (32 km) southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Scott County. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city lies south of the Minnesota River in an area known as South of the River and establishes the urban fringe of the south-southwest portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau recorded the population of the city of Prior Lake at 15,917 people in 2000. The Metropolitan Council estimate for 2006 was 21,542.
Incorporated as a village in 1851, Prior Lake is one of the oldest southern metro cities to have been absorbed by suburban growth. It's history is also unique in that much of the area's land was purchased and sold by the area's Mdewakanton Dakota and today portions of Prior Lake remain native as part of the Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation, where Mystic Lake Casino and Little Six Casino are located. The city's modern growth is attributed to the completion and upgrade of Highway 13 and the recreation attraction of the lakes. (...) more....

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