Editing Scandia, Minnesota (section)

==History==
As evidenced by the town's name, Scandia has a rich Scandinavian heritage.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n587 570]}}</ref> It is the site of what is believed to have been Minnesota's first Swedish immigrant settlement. In 1850, the first log cabin was built on the shores of Hay Lake. The first sanctuary of Elim Lutheran Church was built in 1856 on a site near Hay Lake.<ref>[http://www.scandiamn.com/ ''Scandia Community Website'']</ref><ref name=Swedish>{{cite magazine| title='First Swedish Town in State to Celebrate 75th Birthday Tuesday' | magazine=[[Star Tribune|The Minneapolis Daily Star]]|date=June 20, 1925 }}</ref>

After many years as New Scandia Township, Scandia became a city on January 1, 2007, to allay concerns that the community could be annexed by the nearby city of [[Forest Lake, Minnesota|Forest Lake]]. The city is served by a weekly newspaper, the ''Country Messenger''.<ref>[http://www.countrymessenger.com/ ''Country Messenger'']</ref>