Platte County, Wyoming

Platte County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 8,807. Its is.

Two important  came from Platte County: former Governor, who served from -) and former State Representatives , who served from - and was  of the House at the end of his tenure.

History
Platte County was organized in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,467 (2,111 ). 5,400 km² (2,085 sq mi) of it is land and 67 km² (26 sq mi) of it (1.23%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 8,807 people, 3,625 households, and 2,494 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 4,528 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.18%, 0.16% or , 0.50% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 1.69% from , and 1.27% from two or more races. 5.28% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,625 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,866, and the median income for a family was $41,449. Males had a median income of $31,484 versus $19,635 for females. The for the county was $17,530. About 8.50% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.