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Platte County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,718. Its county seat is Platte City. [1] The county was organized December 31, 1838, [2] from the Platte Purchase, [3] named for the Platte River.
Platte City is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, Missouri, United States. [4] The population was 4,784 at the 2020 census . The city is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area .
Location of Platte County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Platte County, Missouri, USA. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Platte County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Part of the Platte Purchase: David Rice Holt, Missouri State Representative 4,248: 462 sq mi (1,197 km 2) Howard County: 089: Fayette: 1816: St. Charles and St. Louis counties: Benjamin Howard (1760–1814), a Congressman from Kentucky, governor of Missouri Territory and a brigadier general in the War of 1812: 10,101: 466 sq mi (1,207 km 2 ...
The Platte-Missouri River confluence is about 10 miles (16 km) south of Omaha. Platte River valley west of Omaha, Nebraska. Including the North Platte River, the Platte River stretches over 850 miles (1,400 km), with a drainage basin of about 90,000 square miles (230,000 km 2). The mean annual flow is estimated at 3,240 cu ft/s (92 m 3 /s).
Weston Bend State Park is a public recreation area on the east bank of the Missouri River in Platte County, Missouri. The state park 's 1,133 acres (459 ha) include scenic river views, trails for hiking and biking, picnicking facilities, and a campground.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped at "Bear Medison" island, near the location of today's city hall. Weston was the oldest settlement in the Platte Purchase of 1836 and was therefore also the farthest western settlement (thus, "West Town") in the United States until the admission of Texas as a state in 1845.
Tourist attractions in Platte County, Missouri (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Platte County, Missouri" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.