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Welcome to Prior Lake ...The city of Prior Lake is located in Scott County<1>. The location of Prior Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Prior Lake: PRY-er<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Prior Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Prior Lake: Prior Lk. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Prior Lake has a population of 27,266 people<4> (see below for details). Prior Lake is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Prior Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Prior Lake is located in the (952) area code. The ZIP code for Prior Lake: 55372<6> Websites for Prior Lake ...Official Website: www.cityofpriorlake.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prior Lake had an population of 27,266 people. This is an increase of 19.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 71.3% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Prior Lake had a population of 22,796 people (or 17.55% of the total population of Scott County). This makes Prior Lake the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Prior Lake represents 0.43% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 22,796 people, the population of Prior Lake increased 43.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,917 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Prior Lake. Communities near Prior Lake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prior Lake.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prior Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prior Lake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prior Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prior Lake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prior Lake. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Prior Lake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prior Lake ...Looking for more information about Prior Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Prior Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prior Lake. Adding Prior Lake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Prior Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prior Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Prior Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Minnesota (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Prior Lake. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Prior Lake: www.cityofpriorlake.com/ The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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