Shakopee, Minnesota

Shakopee (/ˈʃɑːkəpi/ SHAH-kə-pee) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is located southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the sixteenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 3.7 million people. The population was 43,698 at the 2020 census.

This article is about the city in Minnesota. For the Dakota leaders known as Shakopee, see Shakopee (Dakota leaders).

Shakopee, Minnesota
City
Downtown Shakopee
Seal
Location of the city of Shakopee
within Scott County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°46′47″N 93°31′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyScott
Incorporated1857
Government
 • MayorMatt Lehman
Area
 • City30.21 sq mi (78.26 km2)
 • Land28.87 sq mi (74.77 km2)
 • Water1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)  4.47%
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City43,698
 • Estimate 
(2022)
45,735
 • RankUS: 871st
MN: 21st
 • Density1,513.72/sq mi (584.45/km2)
 • Urban
2,914,866 (US: 16th)
 • Metro
3,693,729 (US: 16th)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55379
Area code952
FIPS code27-59350
GNIS feature ID2395854
Websiteshakopeemn.gov

The river bank's Shakopee Historic District contains burial mounds built by prehistoric cultures. In the 18th century, Chief Shakopee of the Mdewakanton Dakota established his village on the east end of this area near the water. Trading led to the city's establishment in the 19th century. Shakopee boomed as a commerce exchange site between river and rail at Murphy's Landing.

Once an isolated city in the Minnesota River Valley, by the 1960s the economy of Shakopee was tied to that of the expanding metropolitan area. Significant growth as a bedroom community occurred after U.S. Highway 169 was realigned in 1996 toward the new Bloomington Ferry Bridge.

The city is known for the Valleyfair amusement park and the Canterbury Park racetrack.

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