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Shakopee
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city in and county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Scott
- Mayor
- Matt Lehman
- City
- 30.22 sq mi (78.26 km )
- Land
- 28.87 sq mi (74.77 km )
- Water
- 1.35 sq mi (3.49 km ) 4.47%
- Elevation
- 830 ft (250 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 48,401
- Rank
- US: 871st, MN: 21st
- Density
- 1,513.7/sq mi (584.45/km )
- Urban
- 2,914,866 (US: 16th )
- Metro
- 3,693,729 (US: 16th )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-59350
- Website
- shakopeemn.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Shakopee
- Population
- 43698
- Area
- 75.915436
- Elevation
- 234
- Official website
- www.ci.shakopee.mn.us
- Image
- Shakopee, Minnesota 5.jpg
- Households
- 14125
- Dialing code
- 952
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- Commons category
- Shakopee, Minnesota
- postal code
- 55379
- water as percent of area
- 4.4517
- per capita income
- 37857
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Article
Shakopee (/ˈʃɑːkəpi/ SHAH-kə-pee) (Dakota language: Tinta Ottonwe) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the nation's 16th-largest metropolitan area, with 3.7 million people. The population was 43,698 at the 2020 census.
The riverbank's Shakopee Historic District contains burial mounds built by prehistoric cultures. In the 18th century, Chief Shakopee II of the Mdewakanton Dakota established his village on the east end of this area, near the water. Trading led to the city's establishment in the 19th century. Shakopee boomed as a commerce exchange site between river and rail at Murphy's Landing.