| Official Name: | Platte Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buchanan |
| Area Total Km2: | 79.69 |
| Area Land Km2: | 79.66 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 502 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.2 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 13.5 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 274 |
| Elevation Ft: | 899 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5956°N -94.6494°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-58124[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0766343 |
Platte Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 502.[3]
Platte Township was established in 1839, taking its name from the Platte River.[4]
Platte Township covers an area of 30.77sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: Allen, Frazier, Hebron, Number 6, Tobin and Witts.
The streams of Belcher Branch, Castile Creek, Crabapple Branch, DeMoss Branch, Frazier Branch, Jenkins Branch, Malden Creek and Wolfpen Creek run through this township.