Platte County (Missouri)
The Platte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 89 322 inhabitants and a population density of 82.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Platte City.
The Platte County is part of the metropolitan area of Kansas City.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Missouri in the northern suburban area of Kansas City at the mouth of the Platte River in the Missouri River, which demarcates the County to the southwest of Kansas. The Platte County has an area of 1106 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
The Platte River
History
The Platte County was formed in 1838 in the field of acquired in the course of the disc Purchase country. It was named after the Platte River.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Platte County 89 322 people in 34 684 households. The population density was 82.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 34 684 households lived statistically 2.49 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 87.2 percent white, 5.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 2.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 65,877. The per capita income was $ 33,689. 6.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Platte County
Citys
- Camden Point
- Dearborn1
- Edgerton
- Houston Lake
- Kansas City2
- Lake Waukomis
- Northmoor
- Parksville
- Platte City
- Platte Woods
- Riverside
- Smithville3
- Tracy
- Weatherby Lake
- Weston
Villages
- Farley
- Ferrelview
- Iatan
- Ridgely
Unincorporated communities
- Barry
- Beverly
- Breen Acres
- Buxton
- Dye
- East Leavenworth
- Edgerton Junction
- Hampton
- Haydite
- Hoover
- Kerrville
- Link Ville
- New Market
- Northern Heights
- Parkdale
- Plate Gardens
- Sadler
- Stilling
- Stubbs
- Tarrytown
- Tiffany Springs
- Waldron
- West Platte
- Woodruff
1 - partially in Buchanan County 2 - partially in Cass, Clay and Jackson County 3 - partly in Clay County
Structure
The Platte County is divided into 14 townships: