Prior Lake, Minnesota

USA / Minnesota / Prior Lake /
 city, suburb
 Upload a photo

Prior Lake is a city in sections 1-2 of Spring Lake Township, Scott County, Minnesota. The population was 22,796 at the 2010 census.

Prior Lake was platted in 1875, incorporated as a village in 1891, and reincorporated in 1921. The area was first settled in the 1850s, and developed in 1871 with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, which served the area until 1980. A post office was established in 1872.

City website: www.cityofpriorlake.com
History: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=2481&B...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   44°43'29"N   93°26'45"W
This article was last modified 5 years ago