Platte County, Missouri

The county is situated in the U.S state of Missouri. The county was established on December 31, 1838.  The county’s name derived from the word, Platte being French for a low, shallow or intermittent stream. In 2000, the county has a population of 73,781 according to U.S. Census. Platte City is the county seat. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Platte County is the home for Kansas City International Airport.

Platte County is indeed one of the fastest growing areas in the metropolitan Kansas City region.

Geography

The county has a total area of 427 square miles where 429 square miles is of land and while 7 square miles is composed of water. Adjacent counties includes Buchanan County in the north, Clinton from Northeast side, East is Clay County, Jackson County in Southeast, Wyandotte County is in South of Platte County.

Demographics

The population of the county in 2000 was 73,781 people with racial composition of 91.45% White, 3.49% Black, 0.46% of Native American, 1.48% Asian and the remaining percentage consist of Pacific Islander, those with other races and even Hispanic and two or more races settling in the county.

The county has $26,356 per capita income. The household mean income of the county was $55,849.

Cities and towns of Platte County include:

Camden Point   

Ferrelview          

Northmoor          

Riverside

Dearborn            

Houston Lake    

Parkville             

Tracy

E. Leavenworth 

Iatan                   

Platte City          

Waldron

Edgerton            

Kansas City       

Platte Woods     

Weatherby Lake

Farley                 

Lake WaukomisRidgely               

Weston