Scott County (Minnesota)

The Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 129 928 inhabitants and a population density of 140.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Shakopee.

The Scott County is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Minneapolis -Saint Paul.

Geography

The County is located in the central southeastern part of Minnesota on the south bank of the Minnesota River and in the southern suburban area of Minneapolis. It has an area of 955 square kilometers, of which 31 square kilometers are water surface. At the Scott County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Scott County was formed on March 5, 1853 from portions of Dakota County. It was named after Winfield Scott (1786-1866), an American general who designed the anaconda plan in the American Civil War to defeat the Confederacy.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Scott County 129 928 people in 44 593 households. The population density was 140.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 44 593 households lived statistically 2.86 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 88.3 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 5.9 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

29.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 8.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 83,415. The per capita income was $ 34,532. 5.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Scott County

Citys

• Belle Plaine
• Elko New Market
• Jordan
• New Prague1

• Prior Lake
• Savage
• Shakopee

Unincorporated communities

• Spring Lake
• Union Hill

Indian Reservation

• Shakopee Mdewakanton - reservation

1 - partially in Le Sueur County

Structure

The Scott County is divided into eleven townships in addition to the seven -cities: