Platte, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,367. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,318 (-3.6% change)
Males: 646 (47.3%), Females: 721 (52.7%)
Charles Mix County
Zip code: 57369
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $30,369
Median house value: $57,900
Population by Race
Races in Platte:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Dutch (35.0%), German (30.9%), Norwegian (17.3%), English (7.2%), Swedish (5.3%), Czech (4.5%).
Elevation: 1612 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Platte
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Platte city
- Never married: 14.5%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 17.9%
- Divorced: 4.1%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+4.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Platte:
- PLATTE HEALTH CENTER – CAH (601 E 7TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Platte:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 34 miles; BURKE, SD)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 35 miles; ARMOUR, SD)
- AVERA GREGORY HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 42 miles; GREGORY, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Platte:
- HURON REGIONAL (about 82 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 106 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 121 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Platte:
- PLATTE MUNI (about 3 miles; PLATTE, SD; Abbreviation: 1D3)
- KIMBALL MUNI (about 27 miles; KIMBALL, SD; Abbreviation: 6A6)
- LAKE ANDES MUNI (about 28 miles; LAKE ANDES, SD; Abbreviation: 8D8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Platte:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 137 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 149 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 175 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 176 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
Schools
Public high school in Platte:
- PLATTE HI SCH (Students: 133; Location: 400 ILLINOIS AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Platte:
- PLATTE ELEM (Students: 183; Location: 400 ILLINOIS AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
- PLATTE JR HI (Students: 61; Location: 400 ILLINOIS AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
- CEDAR GROVE COLONY (Students: 33; Location: 36926 266TH ST.; Grades: KG – 08)
- PLATTE COLONY (Students: 25; Location: 400 ILLINOIS AVE; Grades: PK – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Platte:
- PLATTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: BOX 485; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Platte:
- PLATTE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,942; 12,036 books; 391 video materials; 37 serial subscriptions)