The county consists of the cities of Belle Plaine, Jordan, Elko New Market, New Prague, Prior Lake, Savage and Shakopee and Belle Plaine, Blakeley, Cedar Lake, Credit River, Helena, Jackson, Louisville, New Market, St. Lawrence, Sand Creek, and Spring Lake townships.

Upper Prior Lake and Lower Prior Lake sit at the center of the city in an elongated shape towards the southwest to Spring Lake.

The easterly portion of Spring Lake along County Road 12 is also located within the City of Prior Lake limits.

Spring Lake, with 290 acres, but being a few minutes further out from the metro area offers similar recreational opportunities as Upper Prior Lake with a more rural character and less traffic.

Spring Lake, being several feet higher in elevation, flows into Upper Prior Lake via a non-navigable spillway and culvert under County Road 12.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Spring Lake had been in state legislative district 11.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Spring Lake Heights had been in state legislative district 11.

Prior to 1986, Chestnut Ridge was an unincorporated area within the town of Ramapo often referred to as " South Spring Valley " ( its fire district ), as many postal addresses carried the Spring Valley designation.

Prior to naming the territory Spring Valley, it was called Scotland, named after their homeland, by Scotsmen who had settled in the area.

Prior to 1866, when the first paper mill was built, Roaring Spring had been a grist mill hamlet with a country store at the intersection of two rural roads that lead to the mill near the spring.

Prior to 1866, when the first paper mill was built, Roaring Spring had been a grist-mill hamlet with a country store at the intersection of two rural roads that lead to the mill near the spring.

For the Spring 2011 tour, the line-up consisted of Prior ( vocals ), Rick Kemp ( bass, vocals ), Peter Knight ( violin, piano, vocals ), Pete Zorn ( guitar ), Julian Littman ( guitar ) and Liam Genockey ( drums and percussion ), and draws on past and current Steeleye Span repertoire.

Prior to this announcement, made in Spring 2007 at Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, Intel had very closely guarded who had access to the FSB, only allowing Intel processors in the CPU socket.

Prior to 1972, the Mammoth Spring Cattle Sales Barn was co-owned and ran by local entrepreneur Bert Kenneth Bishop and his associate, roughly on the site of where the Welcome Center now stands.

Prior to 1957, the Mammoth Spring Cattle Sales Barn was co-owned and ran by local entrepreneur Kenneth " Bert " Bishop and his associate, roughly on the site of where the tourist information center now stands.

Prior to his time with D. A., Cook was the keyboardist for the Warner Brothers band Spring Canyon.

Prior to the opening of Forest Glen on September 22, 1990, Silver Spring was the terminus for the eastern end of the Red Line.

Asa Prior purchased the land around Big Spring in 1834.

Prior to opening day when the line was being inspected the mayor made representations for a new station some half mile to the north between Spring Road and Woodbridge Road.

Prior to attending the University of Maryland, he attended Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, graduating in 1976.

Prior to 2006 Spring Training, Zimmerman changed his jersey number from # 25 ( 2005 ) to # 11, his former college number.

Prior to the 2012 season, new Jaguars owner Shahid Khan announced that the team would once again use a black jersey, something they had not done since 2007.

Prior to 2012, the two losers of the knock-out rounds would race for the Bronze Medal ; this change was instituted to encourage performance from all qualifying teams since all would have a chance to race for a medal depending on their performance.

Prior to 2012, the coin consisted of an aluminium bronze inner core with a pure nickel outer ring ; however in spring 2012 the composition of the inner core switched to aluminium bronze coated with multi-ply plated brass, and the outer ring switched to steel coated with multi-ply plated nickel.

Prior to the start of the 2012 – 13 season, Athletic went through a period of some turmoil.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Chesterfield Township had been in state legislative district 30. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Chesterfield into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Fieldsboro had been in state legislative district 30. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Fieldsboro into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Oceanport Boro had been in state legislative district 12. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Oceanport into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Shrewsbury Boro had been in state legislative district 12. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted Shrewsbury into the, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bloomingdale Boro had been in state legislative district 26. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has placed Bloomingdale entirely within the 11th Congressional District, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Bridgewater Township had been in state legislative district 16. Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has shifted boundaries so that Bridgewater will no longer be split between districts and will be entirely within the 7th district, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Prior to his death, it had been reported that Kim Jong Il was expected to officially designate the son as his successor in 2012.

Prior to September 2012, the FDI policy in India did not allow foreign companies to open multi-brand retail stores in the country.

Prior to a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on March 24, 2012, head coach Gregg Popovich decided to give Duncan a night off by listing him on the official scorecard as ' DNP-OLD ', poking fun at his 36-year old body.

Prior to 2012, the term of office was four years.

Prior to 2012, when a student had used up SLE, he or she could enrol on a full-fee basis.

Prior signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on May 2, 2012.

Prior to the 2012 season, the visitor bullpen was reconfigured to be parallel to the field after the previous visitor bullpen configuration had excessive amount of heat during hot weather games.

Prior to September, 2012, BBA LIBOR ( the London Interbank Offered Rate ) was calculated and published by Thomson Reuters on behalf of the BBA.

Prior to Stern taking over as chairman in 2004, the Liberal Party's longtime leader was Raymond Harding ( born Branko Hochwald ; January 31, 1935 – August 9, 2012 ).

Prior to the first full Tropfest New York competition in June 2012, Tropfest held annual New York screenings in 2006-2008.

( Prior to January 15, 2012, games cost $ 1 each, or $ 2 with Power Play ; that option was added in 2001.

Prior to 2012, the train carried a full dining car during the summer.

Prior to 2012, Fandango did not provide online ticketing for many AMC Theaters.