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. Shakopee is also the largest city in Scott County, the twenty-third-largest city in Minnesota, and the sixteenth-largest Twin Cities suburb. 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.
Le Sueur County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,674. Its county seat is Le Center.
Belle Plaine is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States, about 40 minutes southwest of Minneapolis. The population was 7,395 at the 2020 census.
New Prague is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 8,162 at the 2020 census.
Minnesota State Highway 112 was a 15.012-mile-long (24.159 km) highway in south-central Minnesota, which ran from its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 in the city of Le Sueur and continued south and then east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 99 in Lexington Township near the city of Le Center.
U.S. Highway 169 (U.S. 169) is a major north–south highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota, connecting the Minnesota River valley with the Twin Cities and the Iron Range. Much of the route is built to expressway or freeway standards.
The Minnesota River Conference is a Minnesota high school sports conference that serves mainly the Southwestern Suburbs of the Twin Cities. Mayer Lutheran is furthest north while Tri-City United is furthest south.
Ottawa is an unincorporated community in Ottawa Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.
Weber is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.
The Mankato Subdivision or Mankato Sub is a railway line operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. It runs generally southwest, starting at Chestnut Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where it crosses the Mississippi River, then runs south along the Mississippi and then the Minnesota River to Mankato, where it turns away from the river and continues west to St. James. From there Union Pacific's rails continue southwest toward Sioux City, Iowa, as the railroad's Worthington Subdivision.
Cordova is an unincorporated community in Cordova Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.
St. Henry is an unincorporated community in Sharon Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.
St. Thomas is an unincorporated community in Derrynane Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.
Marysburg is an unincorporated community in Blue Earth and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Henderson Station is an unincorporated community in Tyrone Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The community is also known as East Henderson. It is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) east of Henderson, and six miles north of Le Sueur.
Helena is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Minnesota, United States.
Blakeley is an unincorporated community in Blakeley Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States, along the Minnesota River. The community is located west-southwest of Belle Plaine near the junction of Scott County Roads 1, 6, and 60.
The French language has been spoken in modern-day Minnesota since the 17th century, being the first European language to be brought to the area.
