Shakopee, Minnesota

Scott County

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Shakopee is a city in Minnesota, USA with 29,335 inhabitants (2005 ). It is the administrative seat of Scott County. Today it is one of the fastest growing cities in Minnesota.

History

The city of Shakopee was founded in 1857 on the edge of the Minnesota River. East of the present Shakopee a village with the name was Teen - tah -o- tan -wa founded by the Dakota by Chief Shakopee. In commemoration of the present town was named after him.

Rahr Malting Company explosion in the

With an explosion in the cereal company founded in 1935 Rahr Malting Company, several people were injured on 25 April 2013. The explosion in one of the grain silos, occurred at 12:45 local time. The firing handle then 2 tanks of the energy company Koda Energy over and partially paralyzed the power supply.

Geography

Shakopee is located, removed nearly 40 miles from Minneapolis to the southwest of the metropolitan area of ​​the Twin City. It is also located near the Minnesota River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 73.7 km ².

Attractions

Among the attractions of Shakopee:

  • Valleyfair! Theme Park
  • Historic Murphy 's Landing
  • Canterbury Park Racetrack

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Shakopee 20,568 people in 7,540 households and 5,360 families. The population density is 279 inhabitants per km ². The racial sits down, the population consists of about 91 percent white population and an Asian or Latin- American minority.

Sons and daughters of the town

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