Plattsburg, Missouri

Plattsburg, Missouri
Clinton County Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse
Location of Plattsburg, Missouri
Location of Plattsburg, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°33′52″N 94°27′41″W / 39.56444°N 94.46139°W / 39.56444; -94.46139
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyClinton
Founded1833 (as Concord, MO)
1835 (as Plattsburg, MO)
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorDavid Jett
 • AdministratorSteve Garrett
Area
 • Total
3.63 sq mi (9.39 km2)
 • Land3.60 sq mi (9.33 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation929 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,222
 • Density617.05/sq mi (238.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64477
Area code816
FIPS code29-58250 [3]
GNIS feature ID2396228[2]
Website[1]
Statue of "President for a Day" David Rice Atchison at the Clinton County Courthouse

Plattsburg is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area in the western part of the state, within the United States.[4] It developed along the Little Platte River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,222.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plattsburg, Missouri
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.