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Platteville, Colorado

Summary
Platteville is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to Fort Vasquez on U.S. Highway 85. Platteville was founded on May 27, 1871, and was incorporated on January 1, 1887. The town was named for its location on the Platte River. Platteville is located at (40.214468, -104.824070). The town is situated along the east bank of the South Platte River at the intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and State Highway 66. The Fort St. Vrain Generating Station, originally a nuclear power plant and now operating as a natural gas powered electricity generating facility operated by Xcel Energy, is approximately one-quarter-mile northwest of Platteville. According to the United States Census Bureau, Platteville has a total area of , all of it land. At the 2010 census there were 2,485 people, 951 households, and 935 families residing in Platteville. The population density was . There were 819 dwelling units at an average density of . The racial makeup of Platteville was 73.84% White, 0.55% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 22.24% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.19%. Of the 786 households 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.1% of households were one person and 5.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.50. The age distribution was: 32.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median household income was in Platteville was 43,472,andthemedianfamilyincomewas43,472, and the median family income was 47,574. Males had a median income of 34,048versus34,048 versus 25,430 for females. The per capita income for Platteville was $15,802.
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