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The 2024 KC Voter Guide is a collaboration between The Kansas City Star and the KC Media Collective. All voter guide content is free and outside of the paywall. Platte County voters will have the ...
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.
If the ballot question passes, the jail would expand to 470 beds, a 161% increase in capacity. Taxpayers would pay a half-cent tax increase for the next 20 years to fund the project.
The Platte County Fair held annually just outside Platte City began in 1863 and is the oldest continuously operating fair west of the Mississippi River. On April 3, 1882, Jesse James planned a robbery of the Platte City bank, but it was never carried out due to his assassination by Robert Ford on the morning of the raid.
Platte County residents can vote on their District 12 State Representative now for early voting through Nov. 5 election. To find your polling location, you can check your voter registration. Show ...
The Northland is an area on the northside of the Kansas City metropolitan area comprising Platte County and Clay County. [1] North of the Missouri River, the Northland includes the northern part of Kansas City, Missouri, the cities of North Kansas City, Liberty, Parkville, Riverside, Platte City, and Gladstone, and the towns of Smithville, Weatherby Lake, and Pleasant Valley. [2]
Platte County: 165: Platte City: 1838: Part of the Platte Purchase: Platte River, a tributary of the Missouri River, which is in turn named for the French word "platte" meaning flat or shallow: 111,940: 420 sq mi (1,088 km 2) Polk County: 167: Bolivar: 1835: Greene County: James K. Polk (1795–1849), 11th President of the United States 32,780: ...
Built in the 1860s, the courthouse is a “testament to the region’s rich history,” according to the county commission. Historic Platte County Courthouse will get a $2.7 million makeover for ...