Platte County
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county in Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- Founded
- January 26, 1856
- Named after
- Platte River
- Seat
- Columbus
- Largest city
- Columbus
- Total
- 684.590 sq mi (1,773.08 km )
- Land
- 675.118 sq mi (1,748.55 km )
- Water
- 9.472 sq mi (24.53 km ) 1.38%
- Estimate 2025
- 35,649
- Density
- 50.800/sq mi (19.614/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area code
- 402 and 531
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- plattecounty.ne.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 34296
- Area
- 1785
- Official website
- plattecounty.net
- Image
- Platte County Courthouse (Nebraska) 2.jpg
- Households
- 13173
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- water as percent of area
- 1.5
- native label
- Platte County
- Commons category
- Platte County, Nebraska
- inception
- 1855-00-00
- per capita income
- 30822
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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 35,649 in 2025, making it the eighth-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat and the largest city is Columbus.
Platte County comprises the Columbus, NE Micropolitan area.
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