Platea, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates: 41°57′4″N 80°19′31″W / 41.95111°N 80.32528°WCoordinates: 41°57′4″N 80°19′31″W / 41.95111°N 80.32528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Government | |
• Mayor | Greg Allen |
Area | |
• Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
• Land | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 430 |
• Density | 129/sq mi (49.7/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Platea is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 430 at the 2010 census.
Platea is located in western Erie County at 41°57′4″N 80°19′31″W / 41.95111°N 80.32528°W (41.951078, -80.325143). It is bordered to the west, north, and east by Girard Township, to the south by Elk Creek Township, and at its southwest corner by Conneaut Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 474 people, 172 households, and 137 families residing in the borough. The population density was 144.0 people per square mile (55.6/km²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 55.9 per square mile (21.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.89% White, 0.42% African American, 0.84% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.