Platte County, Nebraska
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Platte County courthouse in Columbus
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1855 |
| Named for | Platte River |
| Seat | Columbus |
| Largest city | Columbus |
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| • Total | 685 sq mi (1,774 km2) |
| • Land | 674 sq mi (1,746 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (28 km2), 1.5% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 32,847 |
| • Density | 48/sq mi (19/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Platte County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,237. Its county seat is Columbus. The county was created in 1855.
Platte County comprises the Columbus, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Platte County is represented by the prefix 10 (it had the 10th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 685 square miles (1,770 km2), of which 674 square miles (1,750 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (1.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,662 people, 12,076 households, and 8,465 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 12,916 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.29% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.49% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 6.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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