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Plato, Minnesota
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Downtown Plato
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Location in McLeod County and the state of Minnesota
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | McLeod |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
| • Land | 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 329 |
| • Density | 948.13/sq mi (366.30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
55370
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| Area code(s) | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-51460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396225 |
Plato is a city in southeastern McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 329 at the 2020 census.
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History
A post office called Plato has been in operation since 1858. The city was named for Plato, a Greek philosopher.
Geography
Plato lies one half mile north of U.S. Highway 212 on a county road between Glencoe, the McLeod county seat, 5 miles (8 km) to the west, and Norwood Young America 6 miles (10 km) to the east. Downtown Minneapolis is 48 miles (77 km) to the east.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), of which 0.005 square miles (0.013 km2), or 1.42%, are water. Buffalo Creek flows past the northwest corner of the community and the dry Kinneson Lakebed lies to the east and northeast.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 49 | — | |
| 1890 | 130 | 165.3% | |
| 1900 | 232 | 78.5% | |
| 1910 | 238 | 2.6% | |
| 1920 | 251 | 5.5% | |
| 1930 | 242 | −3.6% | |
| 1940 | 283 | 16.9% | |
| 1950 | 263 | −7.1% | |
| 1960 | 280 | 6.5% | |
| 1970 | 303 | 8.2% | |
| 1980 | 390 | 28.7% | |
| 1990 | 355 | −9.0% | |
| 2000 | 336 | −5.4% | |
| 2010 | 320 | −4.8% | |
| 2020 | 329 | 2.8% | |
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2010 census
At the 2010 census, there were 320 people, 139 households and 97 families residing in the city. The population density was 914.3 inhabitants per square mile (353.0/km2). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 417.1 per square mile (161.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, and 0.9% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 139 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.72.
The median age was 44.6 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
See also
In Spanish: Plato (Minnesota) para niños
