Shakopee, Minnesota
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| Shakopee, Minnesota | |||
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| City of Shakopee | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
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| State | Minnesota | ||
| County | Scott | ||
| Founded | |||
| Incorporated | 1857 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | John Schmitt | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 28.6 sq mi (73.7 km2) | ||
| - Land | 27 sq mi (69.9 km2) | ||
| - Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) 5.10% | ||
| Elevation | 770 ft (234 m) | ||
| Population (2006)[1][2] | |||
| - City | 33,460 | ||
| - Density | 1,239.3/sq mi (478.7/km2) | ||
| - Metro | 3,175,041 | ||
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP code | 55379 | ||
| Area code(s) | 952 | ||
| FIPS code | 27-59350[3] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0651898[4] | ||
| Website | www.ci.shakopee.mn.us | ||
Shakopee (pronounced /ʃɒk'opi/ "SHOCK-a-pee") is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Scott County. Located 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. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 33,460 in 2007.[1]
Ancient and modern, the city was once the village of Chief Shakopee of the Mdewakanton Dakota and native burial mounds along the river bank are estimated to be over 2,000 years old. Later the city boomed during the 19th century as a commerce exchange site between river and rail at Murphy's Landing. Today it is home to two of the metro area's largest attractions, Valleyfair! amusement park and the Canterbury Park horse racetrack. The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is associated with Shakopee though is located in nearby Louisville Township. A bedroom community, the city is connected to the metro area by U.S. Route 169 and County Highway 101.
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[edit] History
Burial mounds along the Minnesota River bluff located in present Veterans Memorial Park date between 500 to 2,000 years.[5] Following the Dakota migration from Mille Lacs Lake in the 1600s, several bands of Mdewakanton Dakota settled along the Minnesota River and continued the mound building tradition. One of these bands was led by Chief Shakopee. The Ojibwa nation began pushing into Dakota territory and reportedly Shakopee's band skirmished in 1768 and 1775.[6] Shakopee died in 1827 at Fort Snelling. The second man to take the name Chief Shakopee was his adopted Ojibwa son Eaglehead (b. 1794-1857). The original Shakopee acquired his name when his wife, White Buffalo Woman, gave birth to sextuplet boys. Shakopee means "the six." Explorer Joseph Nicollet recorded that Eaglehead had been elected to lead the band and assume his father's name in 1838.[7] By this time, Nicollet referred to the "Village of the Six," a permanent village south of the river, acting as a boundary to the Ojibwa, and was east of the present downtown.[7][6] He noted the village and locality was commonly called the "village of the prairie" (published as tinta ottonwe). The Shakopee band lived in summer bark lodges and winter tipis, following the changes of the season with cornfields planted.[6]
The Dakota nation ceded land in 1851 and many relocated to Chief Shakopee's village which had moved south to where the current Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation is in nearby Prior Lake.[8] The band swelled to 400 people and leadership passed to Shakopee II's son Eatoka (b. 1811-1865) who became Shakpedan (Little Shakopee/Little Six) at the death of his father.[9] After the Dakota War of 1862, Shakpedan was hung at Fort Snelling in 1865 for participating in the massacres.[9]
Meanwhile in 1851, Thomas A. Holmes established a trading post west of the Dakota and platted Shakopee Village in 1854 after Chief Shakopee II.[9] The city quickly grew, incorporating in 1857 but surrendered their charter in 1861. As tensions lifted from the Dakota War, the city incorporated again in 1870 but the western end was left in township status and renamed Jackson Township, Minnesota in 1871, likely after President Andrew Jackson.[9]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.5 square miles (73.7 km²), of which, 27.0 square miles (69.9 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²) of it (5.10%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 20,568 people, 7,540 households, and 5,360 families residing in the city. The population density was 761.7 people per square mile (294.1/km²). There were 7,805 housing units at an average density of 289.0/sq mi (111.6/km²). 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 (these figures had risen to $72,523 and $83,235 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[10]). 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] Education
Shakopee public schools include five elementary schools, one middle school, one junior high school and one senior high school. The elementary schools are:
- Pearson Elementary
- Red Oak Elementary
- Sun Path Elementary
- Sweeney Elementary
- Eagle Creek Elementary
Students grade 6 and 7 attend Shakopee Middle School. Shakopee Junior High is home to grades 8 and 9 while Shakopee Senior High houses grades 10 through 12.
Shakopee is also the home of the Shakopee Area Catholic Schools and hosts a campus of Globe University/Minnesota School of Business, a private career college offering programs in business, health sciences, legal sciences, multimedia & design and information technology.
[edit] Politics
Shakopee is located in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, represented by John Kline, a Republican, scoring 2.8% progressive on a range of issues[11] and 88% conservative based on 2006 House votes.[12]
- State Representative District 35A Mike Beard
- Sate Senator District 35 Claire Robling
[edit] Notable Natives
- Jamal Abu-Shamala, a Jordanian-American basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, was born in Shakopee and went to the high school.
- Shakopee is home to Gayle Quinnell, a resident who made national news by calling Barack Obama an Arab at a John McCain rally. When later asked to clarify her views, she stated that his father was a Muslim so Obama "still had Muslim in him." [1] [2]
- Shakopee resident Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante (b. October 28, 1970, Shakopee) is a professional boxer and competed on the reality TV show The Contender.
[edit] Popular Culture
- Shakopee was featured in a segment on the March 7. 2006 episode of The Daily Show.[13]
- Shakopee was mentioned in the 2006 film Cars when a character said she once went to Shakopee for "the Crazy days".
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Shakopee T1. Population Estimates [10"]. U.S. Census Bureau. 2007. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=PEP_2007_EST&-mt_name=PEP_2007_EST_G2007_T001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=807&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=16000US2759350&-search_results=16000US2759350&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved on 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Table 2: Population Estimates for the 100 Most Populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas Based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. 2007-04-05. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "SMSC To Conduct Prescribed Burn at Shakopee Memorial Park" (pdf). Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. 2004-04-22. http://www.shakopeedakota.org/press/2004/20040422.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ a b c "Minnesota River History: People". Joseph R. Brown MN River Center. http://www.jrb.org/mnriver/people.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
- ^ a b Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (1976). Joseph N. Nicollet on the Plains and Prairies. Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 45. http://books.google.com/books?id=jJzlmqo0zzgC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=%22Village+of+the+prairie%22+Shakopee&source=web&ots=i4oKGNA9gH&sig=cDjaDCYHsm7WCj0SxamnhATwwU4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA45,M1. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Mdewakanton Band of the Dakota Nation (Part II)". Minneapolis Public Library. 2001. http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/eh2.asp. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b c d Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 510. http://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA510&lpg=PA510&dq=Shakpedan&source=web&ots=yhbZaYV_Vs&sig=y607YGVi1uxR5YJFGdRahXaM0SQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result. Retrieved on 2008-10-14.
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US2758738&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US27%7C16000US2758738&_street=&_county=shakopee&_cityTown=shakopee&_state=04000US27&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
- ^ Grossman, Joshua. "ProgressivePunch Leading with the Left". All Issues. ProgressivePunch. http://www.progressivepunch.org/members.jsp?member=MN2. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ "ACU Ratings of Congress, 2006". American Conservative Union. 2006. http://www.acuratings.org/2006all.htm#MN. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ ""Uncaged Heat"". Comedy Central. 2006-03-07. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=124634&title=uncaged-heat. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
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