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Population (year 2000): 2,370. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,598 (+9.6% change)
Males: 1,206 (50.9%), Females: 1,164 (49.1%)
Weld County
Zip code:
80651
Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $43,472 (year 2000)
Median house value: $131,800 (year 2000)
Races in Platteville:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.9%)
- Hispanic (35.2%)
- Other race (22.2%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.4%), Irish (10.6%),
English (6.5%), United States (4.8%), French (2.9%), Dutch
(2.1%).
Elevation: 4825 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Platteville
- High school or higher: 72.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Platteville town
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 9.9%
9.1% Foreign born (8.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +955 (+67.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Platteville:
- PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 17 miles; BRIGHTON,
CO)
- NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
GREELEY, CO)
- LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LONGMONT,
CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Platteville:
- FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 21 miles; FORT
COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)
- DENVER INTL (about 28 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 36 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Platteville:
- PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK (about 13 miles; HUDSON, CO;
ID: 18V)
- EASTON/VALLEY VIEW/ (about 18 miles; GREELEY, CO;
ID: 11V)
- ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; ERIE, CO; ID: 48V)
Amtrak station near Platteville:
- 20 miles: LONGMONT (615 N. MAUB ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Platteville:
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GREELEY, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 16 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
- REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DENVER, CO; FT
enrollment: 5,898)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 33 miles; AURORA,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
- EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 36 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 39 miles;
BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
Public primary/middle schools in Platteville:
- PLATTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 375;
Location: 1202 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 1004 MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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