Prior Lake

Also known as Prior Lake, Minnesota, Prior Lake, MN

city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
County: Scott
Incorporated village: February 11, 1891
Incorporated city: June 1, 1921
Mayor: Kirt Briggs
City manager: Jason Wedel
City: 19.53 sq mi (50.57 km )
Land: 16.28 sq mi (42.16 km )
Water: 3.25 sq mi (8.41 km ) 15.77%
Elevation: 929 ft (283 m)
Estimate 2022: 28,133
Density: 1,696.7/sq mi (655.09/km )

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Prior Lake is an exurban city 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Minneapolis, next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city is south of the Minnesota River in an area known as RiverSouth and establishes the urban fringe of the south-southwest portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The population was 27,617 at the 2020 census.

Prior Lake was incorporated as a village in 1891. It is one of the oldest cities in the south metro area. The city's modern rapid growth is due in part to the ease of access for commuters to the rest of the region, via the upgraded State Highway 13.