Shakopee, Minnesota
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Shakopee is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 20,568, at the 2000 census.with an estimated 2004 population of just short of 30,000, representing a growth of around 43 percent. It is the county seat of Scott County6. The Valleyfair! amusement park and the Canterbury Park horse racetrack are located in Shakopee, and the site of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (Ren-Fest) is located in nearby Louisville Township. You can find the web site of their local paper at shakopeenews.com.
Records indicate that a Dakota Indian village was located east of the present day city of Shakopee. The village was called Teen-tah-o-tan-wa, “village of the prairie”, and was the home of summer bark lodges, winter tipis and cornfields. The Minnesota River acted as a natural and beautiful boundary from the Ojibway to the north. The tribal leader of Teenatahotonwa was Chief Shakopee (pronounced Shah-kpa-dan or Shakpay). He was the leader for which the City of Shakopee is named. The burial mounds near the Minnesota River are a reminder of Chief Shakopee’s village and the rich heritage and tradition of the city’s original inhabitants. They are estimated to be over 2,000 years old.
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[edit] Education
Shakopee is home to four elementary schools, one junior high school and one senior high school. The elementary schools are Pearson Elementary, Red Oak Elementary, Sun Path Elementary, and Sweeney Elementary. The Junior High School is called Shakopee Junior High School while the Senior High School is called Shakopee Senior High School. A construction project is underway to build a new high school due to the influx of more students.
Shakopee is also the home of the Shakopee Area Catholic Schools.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 73.7 km² (28.5 mi²). 69.9 km² (27.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (5.10%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 20,568 people, 7,540 households, and 5,360 families residing in the city. The population density was 294.1/km² (761.7/mi²). There were 7,805 housing units at an average density of 111.6/km² (289.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.61% White, 1.33% African American, 0.94% Native American, 2.41% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.14% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.40% of the population.
There were 7,540 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 38.8% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $59,137, and the median income for a family was $66,885. Males had a median income of $41,662 versus $32,244 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,128. About 1.8% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics
Shakopee is located in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, represented by John Kline, a right-wing Republican, scoring only 2.8% progressive on a range of issues. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Grossman, Joshua. ProgressivePunch Leading with the Left. All Issues. ProgressivePunch. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
