Platte County, Nebraska facts for kids

Platte County
	Platte County, Nebraska
	Map
	; Location in the state of Nebraska
	; Nebraska's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1855
Seat	Columbus
Largest City	Columbus
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 685 sq mi (1,774 km²); 674 sq mi (1,746 km²); 11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.5%
PopulationEst.; - (2015); - Density	; 32,847; 48/sq mi (19/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Website: http://www.plattecounty.net/
	Named for: Platte River

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).

Geography

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.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 30
U.S. Highway 81
Nebraska Highway 22
Nebraska Highway 39
Nebraska Highway 45
Nebraska Highway 91

Adjacent counties

Colfax County (east)
Butler County (southeast)
Polk County (south)
Merrick County (south)
Nance County (southwest)
Boone County (west)
Madison County (north)
Stanton County (northeast)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	782	—
1870	1,899	142.8%
1880	9,511	400.8%
1890	15,437	62.3%
1900	17,747	15.0%
1910	19,006	7.1%
1920	19,464	2.4%
1930	21,181	8.8%
1940	20,191	−4.7%
1950	19,910	−1.4%
1960	23,992	20.5%
1970	26,508	10.5%
1980	28,852	8.8%
1990	29,820	3.4%
2000	31,662	6.2%
2010	32,236	1.8%
Est. 2015	32,847	1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

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.

There were 12,076 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,359, and the median income for a family was $47,776. Males had a median income of $30,672 versus $21,842 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,064. About 5.40% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Villages

Census-designated place

Lakeview

Other unincorporated communities

Townships

Bismark
Burrows
Butler
Columbus
Creston
Grand Prairie
Granville
Humphrey
Joliet
Lost Creek
Loup
Monroe
Oconee
St. Bernard
Shell Creek
Sherman
Walker
Woodville