Place:Prior Lake, Scott, Minnesota, United States

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NamePrior Lake
TypeCity
Coordinates44.7°N 93.417°W
Located inScott, Minnesota, United States
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Prior Lake is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. 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 population of Prior Lake was 22,796 at the 2010 census.

Seen as the sister city of Shakopee, Prior Lake was incorporated as a village in 1891, Prior Lake is one of the oldest southern metro cities to have been absorbed by suburban growth. Along with Shakopee, the city is also experiencing reclamation to native habitat via land purchases by 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 State Highway 13.

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