History
The first village on the contemporary Shakopee was established by Chief Shakopee of the Mdewakanton Dakota in 17th century. By the end of 18th century the Ojibwa nation began pushing into Dakota territory and in the middle of 19th century the permanent Shakopee village was acting as a boundary to the Ojibwa.
In 1851 Thomas A. Holmes established a trading post and Shakopee boomed as a commerce exchange site between river and rail at Murphy’s Landing leading a life of isolated city in the Minnesota River Valley.
By 1960 the metropolitan area expanded and Shakopee transformed into Twin Cities’ suburb.
State Minnesota
County Scott
Incorporated 1857
Government
Mayor William Mars
Population (2006) 33,460
Density 1,239.3/sq mi (478.7/km2)
Metro 3,175,041
ZIP code 55379
Area code 952
Shakopee Public Schools (ISD 720) | K-12
High School (10-12)
Jr. High School (8-9)
Middle School (6-7)
Eagle Creek Elementary
Pearson Elelmentary
Red Oak Elementary
Sun Path Elementary
Sweeney Elementary
Attractions
Valleyfair located in the east part of Shakopee is a family amusement park. It has over 75 rides and a water park. Valleyfair is the largest amusement park in the Upper Midwest.
The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park, formerly Historic Murphy’s Landing is a living museum just outside of downtown Shakopee illustrates life in Lower Minnesota River Valley from the 1840s-1890s with 19th century buildings, demonstrations interpreting how people have connected with the Minnesota River and its surrounding natural resources.
Canterbury Park is a horse racetrack and card club in Shakopee that was opened in 1982.
Minnesota Renaissance Festival is a merto-wide attraction in Shakopee, that is open from August through the final week in September bringing visitors from all over the world.
Mystic Lake Casino located on the border between Shakopee and Prior Lake is a casino features five restaurants, a 600-room hotel, convention center, Golf course, and RV Park.
