Platte County, Nebraska
Platte County, Nebraska | |
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The Platte County Courthouse in Columbus | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′37″N 97°30′48″W / 41.576866°N 97.513467°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | January 26, 1856 |
| Named after | Platte River |
| Seat | Columbus |
| Largest city | Columbus |
| Area | |
• Total | 684.590 sq mi (1,773.08 km2) |
| • Land | 675.118 sq mi (1,748.55 km2) |
| • Water | 9.472 sq mi (24.53 km2) 1.38% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,296 |
• Estimate (2024) | 35,499 |
| • Density | 50.800/sq mi (19.614/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | plattecounty.ne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 71 • Nebraska license plate prefix 10 | |
Platte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,296, and was estimated to be 35,499 in 2024, making it the nineth-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat and the largest city is Columbus.
Platte County comprises the Columbus, NE Micropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Platte County was represented by the prefix "10" (as it had the 10th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).