Plato, Missouri

Plato, Missouri
Village
Location of Plato, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°30′13″N 92°13′30″W / 37.50361°N 92.22500°W / 37.50361; -92.22500
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyTexas
Area
[1]
 • Total0.38 sq mi (0.97 km2)
 • Land0.38 sq mi (0.97 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total82
 • Density218.67/sq mi (84.53/km2)
FIPS code29-58088
GNIS feature ID2393231[2]
Websitewww.texascountymissouri.org

Plato is an incorporated village[3] in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Houston and 10 miles south of Fort Leonard Wood on Route 32. The population was 82 at the 2020 census.[4]

As of the 2010 U.S. Census Plato was the mean center of United States population of the distribution of the U.S. population.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plato, Missouri
  3. ^ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Missouri. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Sutter, John D. "Plato: Town at the center of America." CNN. May 17, 2011. Retrieved on May 17, 2011.