Platte Center, Nebraska

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The village of Platte Center is located in Platte County.

Typical abbreviation for Platte Center: Platte Ctr. (or less commonly used: Platte Cen., Platte Cent. or Platte Cntr.)

Platte Center is 460 feet [140.21 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Platte Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Platte Center, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Platte Center had a population of 359 people^<2> (or 1.14% of the total population of Platte County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Platte Center had a population of 355 people. This is a decrease of 1.11% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Platte Center.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bellwood	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	413	7.4% decrease
	Columbus	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	21,595	2.98% increase
	Duncan	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	348	3.06% decrease
	Genoa	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	856	12.74% decrease
	Humphrey	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	795	1.15% increase
	Leigh	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	411	7.01% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Platte Center.

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Platte Center. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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