Platte County, Wyoming
Platte County | |
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 Platte County Courthouse in Wheatland | |
 Flag | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°08′N 104°58′W / 42.13°N 104.96°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wyoming |
| Founded | February 21, 1911 (authorized) 1913 (organized) |
| Named for | North Platte River |
| Seat | Wheatland |
| Largest town | Wheatland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,111 sq mi (5,470 km2) |
| • Land | 2,084 sq mi (5,400 km2) |
| • Water | 27 sq mi (70 km2) 1.3%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 8,562 |
| • Density | 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Platte County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 census, 8,667 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Wheatland.[2]
History[change | change source]
Platte County was created on February 21, 1911.[3] The county was named for the North Platte River, which flows through the northeastern part of the county.[4]
Geography[change | change source]
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,111 square miles (5,470 km2), of which 2,084 square miles (5,400 km2) is land and 27 square miles (70 km2) (1.3%) is water.[5] It is the third-smallest county in Wyoming by area.
Bordering counties[change | change source]
- Niobrara County (northeast)
- Goshen County (east)
- Laramie County (south)
- Albany County (west)
- Converse County (northwest)
Communities[change | change source]
Towns[change | change source]
Census-designated places[change | change source]
Unincorporated communities[change | change source]
- Bordeaux
- Diamond
- Dwyer
- Dwyer Junction
- Uva
- Wendover
Ghost towns[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H., ed. (2004). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ↑ Urbanek, Mae (1988). Wyoming Place Names. Missoula MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87842-204-8.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
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