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Population (year 2000): 9,989. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,854 (-1.4% change)
Males: 5,435 (54.4%), Females: 4,554 (45.6%)
Grant County
Zip code:
53818
Median resident age: 23.0 years
Median household income: $35,742 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,100 (year 2000)
Races in Platteville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (49.6%), Irish (13.6%),
English (12.2%), Norwegian (8.9%), Polish (5.7%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 994 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Platteville
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.2%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Platteville city
- Never married: 51.3%
- Now married: 37.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 5.4%
2.2% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.3% Africa, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+1.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Platteville:
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (250 CAMP ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Platteville:
- GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles;
LANCASTER, WI)
- FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 21 miles;
DUBUQUE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Platteville:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 28 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 65 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- VOLK FIELD (about 84 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Platteville:
- PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; PLATTEVILLE,
WI; ID: PVB)
- LANCASTER MUNI (about 14 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID:
73C)
- IOWA COUNTY (about 20 miles; MINERAL POINT, WI; ID:
MRJ)
College/University in Platteville:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE
(Full-time enrollment: 5,045; Location: 1 UNIVERSITY
PLZ; Public; Website: uwplatt.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Platteville:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 77 miles;
MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 78 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 84
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 86 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
Public high school in Platteville:
- PLATTEVILLE HI (Students: 556; Location: 710
E MADISON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Platteville:
- PLATTEVILLE MID (Students: 425; Location: 40
E MADISON ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WILKINS EL (Students: 225; Location: 425
BROADWAY ST; Grades: 01 - 04)
- GRAY EARLY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 184;
Location: 155 W LEWIS ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- WESTVIEW EL (Students: 170; Location: 1205
CAMP ST; Grades: 01 - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Platteville:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173;
Location: 345 NORTH COURT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Platteville:
- PLATTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$462,718; Location: 65 S. ELM ST.; 41,545 books; 1,592
audio materials; 2,164 video materials; 173 serial
subscriptions)
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