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Scott County, Minnesota

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Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2000, the population was 89,498. Its county seat is Shakopee. The Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation is located entirely within the county and within the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee.

Scott County is a member of the Metropolitan Council, and shares many of the council's concerns about responsible growth management, advocating for progressive development concepts such as clustering, open-space design, and the preservation of open space and rural/agricultural land.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 369 square miles (955 km²), of which, 357 square miles (924 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) of it (3.22%) is water.

Lakes

Major highways
  • Minnesota State Highway 21
  • Minnesota State Highway 25
  • Minnesota State Highway 41
  • Minnesota State Highway 282

    • Adjacent counties

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 89,498 people, 30,692 households, and 23,970 families residing in the county. The population density was 251 people per square mile (97/km²). There were 31,609 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile (34/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.65% White, 0.92% Black or African American, 0.77% Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 2.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.6% were of German, 12.6% Norwegian, 8.3% Irish and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

    There were 30,692 households out of which 45.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.90% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.90% were non-families. 16.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25.

    In the county the population was spread out with 31.20% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 37.30% from 25 to 44, 18.60% from 45 to 64, and 6.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males.

    The median income for a household in the county was $66,612, and the median income for a family was $72,212. Males had a median income of $46,593 versus $32,482 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,418. About 2.00% of families and 3.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.40% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

    Cities and towns

    Cities Townships Unincorporated

  • Belle Plaine Township
  • Blakeley Township
  • Cedar Lake Township
  • Credit River Township
  • Helena Township
  • Jackson Township
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  • Louisville Township
  • New Market Township
  • Sand Creek Township
  • Spring Lake Township
  • St. Lawrence Township
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  • Union Hill

    • † Part of New Prague extends into Le Sueur County.

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