History · Cedar Lake

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The story so far

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Cedar Lake is an unincorporated community in Cedar Lake Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States, near New Prague and Elko New Market. The community is located along Scott County Road 23 near 250th Street East.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,779 to 3,050 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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