| Platteville, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Small Town Atmosphere, Big Town Vision"[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[2] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weld |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Adrienne Sandoval |
| Leader Title1: | Town Manager |
| Leader Name1: | Troy Renken |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1871 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1887[3] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [5] |
| Population Total: | 2955 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2144°N -104.8242°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [6] |
| Elevation M: | 1467 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4813 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[7] |
| Postal Code: | 80651 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-60160 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0180790 |
| Website: | plattevillegov.org |
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.[8] The town was named for its location on the Platte River.[9]
Platteville is located at (40.214468, -104.824070).[10]
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 2.527sqmi, 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 1606.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 819 dwelling units at an average density of 555.1sp=usNaNsp=us. 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%.[11]
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, and the median family income was $47,574. Males had a median income of $34,048 versus $25,430 for females. The per capita income for Platteville was $15,802. About 6.9% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Platteville celebrates the harvest season every August since 1910. The name of the harvest festival has changed many times over the years, and is currently called, simply, Harvest Daze.