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Also known as Platte County, Wyoming, Platte County, WY

county in Wyoming, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Wyoming
Founded
February 21, 1911 (authorized), 1913 (organized)
Named after
North Platte River
Seat
Wheatland
Largest town
Wheatland
Total
2,111 sq mi (5,470 km )
Land
2,084 sq mi (5,400 km )
Water
27 sq mi (70 km ) 1.3%
Estimate 2025
8,634
Density
4.129/sq mi (1.594/km )
Time zone
UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst
UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district
At-large
Website
plattecountywyoming .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Wyoming
Contains
Wheatland
Capital
Wheatland
Population
8605
Area
5467
Shares border with
Converse County
Official website
plattecountywyoming.com
Image
Platte County Courthouse.jpg
Households
3846
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water as percent of area
1.3
native label
Platte County
Commons category
Platte County, Wyoming
topic's main category
Category:Platte County, Wyoming
different from
Platte County
inception
1913-00-00
per capita income
36793
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Encyclopedic overview

Platte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 8,605. Its county seat is Wheatland.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Platte County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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