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| Platte County, Wyoming | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Wyoming | |
 Wyoming's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | February 21, 1911 (authorized) 1913 (organized) |
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| Seat | Wheatland |
| Largest City | Wheatland |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,111 sq mi (5,467 km²) 2,084 sq mi (5,398 km²) 27 sq mi (70 km²), 1.3% |
| PopulationEst. - (2017) - Density |
8,562 4.1/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website: www.plattecountywyoming.com | |
| Named for: North Platte River | |
| County flag | 
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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]
Contents
History
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
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
- Niobrara County (northeast)
- Goshen County (east)
- Laramie County (south)
- Albany County (west)
- Converse County (northwest)
Communities
Towns
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
- Bordeaux
- Diamond
- Dwyer
- Dwyer Junction
- Uva
- Wendover
Ghost towns
References
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606214953/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/56/56031.html. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ Long, John H., ed. (2004). "Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies". The Newberry Library. http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ↑ Urbanek, Mae (1988). Wyoming Place Names. Missoula MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co.. .
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_56.txt. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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