St. Benedict, 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.

Union Hill is an unincorporated community in Le Sueur and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The community is located four miles west of New Prague at the junction of State Highway 19 (MN 19), County Road 31 (201st Avenue), and Church Avenue. Nearby places also include Heidelberg, Henderson, and Belle Plaine. The West Branch of Raven Stream flows through the community. Union Hill is located within Derrynane Township in Le Sueur County; and also located within Belle Plaine Township in Scott County. A post office previously operated in the community from 1876 to 1903. Union Hill is located within ZIP code 56071 based in New Prague. The community is present primarily due to the 1867 founding of St. John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic) Church.

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.

Jordan High School is a secondary school in Jordan, Minnesota. It is part of the Independent School District (ISD) 717 school district.

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.

The Jordan Historic District is a Registered Historic District in Jordan, Minnesota, United States, that includes brick commercial and social buildings from the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

Jordan is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,656 at the 2020 census.

Sand Creek Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,551 at the 2000 census.

Belle Plaine Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 806 at the 2000 census.

Lawrence is an extinct village in section 16 of St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

Mudbaden is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located north-northeast of Jordan along Valley View Drive. Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highway 169 and 173rd Street West. Nearby places include Jordan and Shakopee. The community was noted for its sulfur springs and former spas at the Mudbaden Sulphur Springs Company from the 1890s to 1947.

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.