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Welcome to Platte County ...

Time Zone: Platte County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Platte City is the Seat for Platte County.

Platte County was founded in 1838.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Platte had a population of 104,418 people. This is an increase of 16.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 89,702 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Platte represented 1.5% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Platte County:

  • Camden Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dearborn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Edgerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Farley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Ferrelview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Houston Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Iatan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Lake Waukomis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
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    • Northmoor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Parkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Platte City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Platte Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Ridgely
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgely is located in Platte County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Riverside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tracy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Weatherby Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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