Helena Township, Scott County, Minnesota

New Prague High School is a public secondary school in New Prague, Minnesota, United States serving the communities of New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market. The school has a ninety-eight percent or better graduation rate on average, and ninety percent of graduates attend a post-secondary institution.

St. Benedict is an unincorporated community in Helena Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along 250th Street West at St. Benedict Road near New Prague. The West Branch of Raven Stream and the East Branch of Raven Stream meet at St. Benedict.

New Prague ( PRAYG) is a city in Scott and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 8,162 at the 2020 census. Although the northern portion of the City is located within the Metropolitan Council geographic area, the City of New Prague, through special legislation (M.S. 473.121, Subd. 2), is outside the Metropolitan Council review area/approval jurisdiction.

The Church of St. Wenceslaus is a Catholic church in New Prague, Minnesota, United States, constructed in 1907. The church is flanked by a 1908 rectory and a 1914 parochial school, and the three-building complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the Czech American settlement of south-central Minnesota.

Helena is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located south-southeast of Jordan along Scott County Road 8 (220th Street West) near Camber Avenue. Helena Boulevard (Highway 21) is also in the immediate area. Helena is located within Helena Township and Sand Creek Township. Nearby places include Jordan and New Prague. Raven Stream, Sand Creek, and Porter Creek meet at Helena.

Cedar Lake is a lake in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Cedar Lake was named for the groves of red cedar near the lake.

KCHK (1350 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a mixed format, including classic country music, but is best known for its polka programming. Licensed to New Prague, Minnesota, United States, the station is currently owned by Ingstad Brothers Broadcasting, LLC, and features programming from Townhall News . The station is known for playing polka music for the Czechs (hence, the station's call letters KCHK) that settled the area starting in the mid-1850s.

St. Patrick is an unincorporated community in Cedar Lake Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Langford Avenue (Highway 13) at Scott County Road 56 near New Prague and Jordan.

Scott County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 150,928. Its county seat is Shakopee. Shakopee is also the largest city in Scott County, the twenty-third-largest city in Minnesota, and the sixteenth-largest Twin Cities suburb. The county was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. Scott County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a member of the Metropolitan Council, and shares many of the council's concerns about responsible growth management, advocating for progressive development concepts such as clustering, open-space design, and the preservation of open space and rural/agricultural land. The Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation is entirely within the county and within the cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee. Due to its proximity to major cities, the tribe has earned revenues at its gaming casinos and hotel; it has used funds to reinvest in economic development for the tribe, founding numerous other enterprises. The tribe is also committed to philanthropy, having donated more than $350 million to organizations and causes in Scott County and across the country.Scott County was one of Minnesota's fastest-growing counties, having increased 55% since 1990. However, according to US Census data released in 2011, Scott County saw the steepest drop in median income of all of Minnesota's populous counties. Scott County is 365 square miles (950 km2) and is bounded on the west and north by the Minnesota River. The Minnesota River had supported the county's fur trading, lumbering, and farming industries in the 19th century. Today, Scott County experiences a growing mix of commercial, industrial, and housing development, but is still primarily rural. Scott County is home to several historical, scenic, and entertainment destinations including Canterbury Park, The Landing, Elko Speedway, Mystic Lake Casino run by the Shakopee-Mdewakanton Dakota; the Renaissance Festival, and Valleyfair Amusement Park.

The Foss and Wells House is a historic Italianate house located in Jordan, Minnesota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1980.

Lanesburgh Township is a township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,074 at the 2000 census. Lanesburgh Township was named for Charles L. Lane, a pioneer settler.

The Jordan Brewery Ruins include a complex of limestone buildings built between 1861 and 1900 by brewer Frank Nicolin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jordan, Minnesota, United States.A microbrewery was planned to open in the complex in 2014, but a mudslide triggered by heavy rains damaged the complex and temporarily left its future use in doubt. As of 2021, a medical cannabis dispensary operates in the former brewery.