Scott County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- March 5, 1853
- Named after
- Winfield Scott
- Seat
- Shakopee
- Largest city
- Shakopee
- Total
- 368 sq mi (950 km )
- Land
- 356 sq mi (920 km )
- Water
- 12 sq mi (31 km ) 3.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 159,017
- Density
- 424/sq mi (164/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .scottcountymn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Scott County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 150,928. Its county seat is Shakopee. The county was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. Scott County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. It 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.
The Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation is entirely within the county and within the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee. Due to its proximity to major cities, the tribe has earned significant revenue at its gaming casinos and hotel; it has used funds to reinvest in economic development for the tribe and other initiatives.