Welcome to Scott County ...
Time Zone: Scott County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Shakopee is the Seat for Scott County.
Scott County was founded in 1853 and was created by taking area from Dakota County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Scott had a population of 149,013 people. This is an increase of 14.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 130,506 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Scott represented 2.46% of the total population of Minnesota.
Below are some of the communities located in Scott County:
- Belle Plaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elko New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Prague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prior Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shakopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Websites specific to Scott County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Carver County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Le Sueur County
- Rice County
- Sibley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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