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  Platte County, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Platte County is a county located in the state of Missouri.
In the county the population is spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 32.60% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $55,849, and the median income for a family is $65,236.
www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Platte_County,_Missouri   (402 words)

  
 Platte County, Wyoming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Platte County is a county located in the state of Wyoming.
In the county the population is spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 27.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $33,866, and the median income for a family is $41,449.
www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Platte_County,_Wyoming   (402 words)

  
 Destination Northland | KC's Prime Expansion Destination   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Platte County growth is rapidly becoming some of the most exciting in the region.
In recent years, Platte County has seen a steady transformation of retail growth that has taken the area from a collection of small strip centers to some of the most intense retail development in the region.
Platte County’s population growth is not overwhelming, but what it may lack in sheer quantity, it more than makes up for in quality.
www.ingramsmag.com /dnlNew/platte_county.php   (832 words)

  
 Lincoln County North Platte, Nebraska (Counties)
The county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, is North Platte.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 33,866, an increase of 1,358 over the 1990 census.
North Platte is located in Lincoln County (of which it is the county seat) 50 miles east of...
www.ohwy.com /ne/y/y31111.htm   (153 words)

  
 Kansas City Metropolitan Area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The southeast quadrant is the core of the metro area and includes the southern half of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Jackson County, Missouri, suburbs of Independence, Lee's Summit, Raytown, and Blue Springs.
Wyandotte County, sometimes referred to as just 'Wyandotte', which contains Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs and Edwardsville, is governed by a single unified government similar to a consolidated city-county.
Another bend in the Missouri River forms the county line between Wyandotte and Platte counties to the north and northeast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kansas_City_Metropolitan_Area   (1201 words)

  
 A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri
The first term of the Andrew County Court was held at the residence of Gallant Rains, near Savannah, on the ninth day of March, 1841...
Platte Township was created a bit later in the same term, from the eastern end of Jasper, the Platte River being designated as the dividing line between the two.
Platte Township was laid out in April, 1866...As thus formed Platte Township included the eastern part of what is now Empire Township and the western part of Benton.
thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org /lochist/moser/andrewco.html   (619 words)

  
 Platte County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When the Platte strip was added to the state in 1837 over Van Buren’s signature, it became slave territory--a clear violation of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
It was the first in the area to have large hemp [for rope manufacture] and tobacco warehouses (the tobacco industry thrives there even today), and was the first city west of St. Louis to have gas works.
Platte Falls CA is 2,333 acres along a 9 mile portion of the Platte River (Missouri’s Platte, not the big one).
www.mobirds.org /Counties/platte.html   (869 words)

  
 Destination Northland | Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Clay County in 2004 saw the arrival or development of more than 400 new businesses, with announcements that ranged from a new FedEx center expected to employ more than 1,000 workers to dozens of smaller entrepreneurial efforts.
Platte County saw major acceleration of development around Kansas City International Airport and along the I-29 corridor.
Although Clay and Platte counties compete on many levels, they also exhibit a high degree of cooperation on key projects that range from the region's trail plan to marketing their top-ranked public school districts.
www.ingramsmag.com /dnlNew/building.php   (1582 words)

  
 Proposed New Counties for Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Like Long County, Platte County gives local government to the suburban areas closer to Denver than they are to Greeley, their current county seat.
Thompson County (named after the Big and Little Thompson Rivers flowing through it) gives local control to this area, plus a small section of Weld County that looked out of place once Long and Platte Counties were formed.
In the southwestern part of the state, eastern Dolores county is combined with the remainder of San Miguel county, since Telluride is closer than Dove Creek to these communities.
www.marion.ohio-state.edu /fac/schul/county/newcounty/moreco.html   (438 words)

  
 Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City is a city in Clay, Cass, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri.
Conflict between the Yankee Saints and southern Missourians led to the expulsion of the Mormons from Jackson County in 1833.
Harry S. Truman, former U.S. president, was county judge of Jackson County, Missouri, under the Pendergast regime, and was initially regarded in his early career as a corrupt politician because of this.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kansas_city__missouri.html   (1105 words)

  
 Czechs in Nebraska - Boyd, Seward, Antelope, Banner, Franklin, Platte & Scottsbluff Counties
   Boyd County originally was an Indian reservation, the eastern half belonging to the Ponca Reservation (from which the stream traversing the whole county takes its name) and the western half belonged to the Rosebud Reservation.
Our people in Boyd County had no reserve supplies and it is impossible to describe their hardships.
In this county, in the town of Neligh, is the grave of Joseph Paces, a Czech martyr to the cause of social democracy.
www.rootsweb.com /~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg270.html   (2478 words)

  
 Permit Reports
Cass and Platte counties are up 4 percent through May, while Johnson County is down 6 percent.
While permit activity is slowing in Johnson County and Platte County, home prices are not.
Platte County is second with an average new home sales price of $254,374.
www.kchba.org /press/PermitReport/0205.shtml   (408 words)

  
 Comparison of the Industries of Crook, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Niobrara and Platte Counties
Continuing the county analysis which began in the February issue of TRENDS, data from the ES-202 (Covered Employment and Wages) for third quarter 1995 produced the following Figures for Wyoming (Statewide) and the selected counties (Crook, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Niobrara and Platte).
Crook County's covered workforce is less dependent on the Services (9.0% compared to 22.7%) and Retail Trade (17.2% versus 21.6%) industries than the statewide workforce.
Platte County's four largest industries by covered employment are fairly evenly distributed: Retail Trade (21.5%), Local Government (19.4%), Transportation and Public Utilities (18.6%) and Services (14.7%).
wydoe.state.wy.us /lmi/0396/0396a3.htm   (561 words)

  
 kcs04_23_06 Clay & Platte
Platte County will begin accepting applications from residents for permits to carry concealed weapons beginning July 12, the Sheriff's Department announced Tuesday.
Platte County will use ink and paper to fingerprint applicants.
Clay County has purchased a $25,000 electronic fingerprinting system, which will expedite sending the applications to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
www.wmsa.net /news/KCStar/kcs042306_clay__platte.htm   (361 words)

  
 Columbus, Nebraska
Motion, Supervisor Woerth, seconded Supervisor Friedrichsen, that the Platte County Board of Supervisors recommend to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission that the Bottle Club /Off Sale License for Longhardt LLC be granted, and vote was as follows: motion carried.
County Board of Supervisors agreed to establish a district health department for the counties
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Platte County, Nebraska determined that it will be in the best interest of Platte County, Nebraska, to approve the vacation of said Sunrise Ranchettes Subdivision and convey to the current owners of said    real estate any streets, avenues, and easements previously designated and dedicated to the use and
www.plattecounty.net /Minutes/2002/may07.htm   (2527 words)

  
 Northland Trails & Greenways: Trails, Bicycle Paths & Greenways of the KCMO Northland.
Recreational Trails & Greenways of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri
As a thank you, Clay County Parks is extending...more...
...is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization working to preserve, enhance and promote trails and greenway opportunities in Missouri's Clay and Platte Counties -the KC Northland- through collaboration, education, advocacy and trail maintenance.
www.northlandtrails.org   (282 words)

  
 Platte Counties Nebraska United States North America Regional
The 6th District covers Clay and Platte counties, parts of eastern Jackson County and 23 other northwest Missouri counties.
Tobacco Free Platte/Colfax Counties is a collaborative effort that focuses on keeping youth from starting to use tobacco, reducing access to tobacco products...
Dark goose season reopens in Zone 1 of Central Flyway, with the exception of Goshen and Platte counties.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/North_America/United_States/Nebraska/Counties/Platte   (340 words)

  
 Albany, Laramie, Platte drought disaster counties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In a March 1 letter to Governor Jim Geringer also sent to Enzi, Venemen designated Albany County as a primary natural disaster area and Laramie and Platte Counties as contiguous or neighboring disaster counties.
Farmers and ranchers in the primary counties will be eligible to be considered for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
The declaration also designates bordering counties as secondary disaster areas, allowing farm and ranch operators in secondary counties to apply for low-interest loans as well.
www.senate.gov /member/wy/enzi/general/platte.htm   (390 words)

  
 Evangeline Parish Ville Platte, Louisiana (Counties)
The parish seat of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, is Ville Platte.
The parish population on July 1, 1999, was 34,329, an increase of 1,055 over the 1990 census.
Ville Platte is located in Evangeline Parish (of which it is the parish seat) within the Cajun...
www.ohwy.com /la/y/y22039.htm   (178 words)

  
 Destination Northland | Ingram's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Commissioner Michael Short cited a recent community campaign in which area counties were portrayed individually on a map--except for Clay and Platte County.
Several participants noted recent discussions with Buchanan County officials have explored ways to increase co-operation with that area as well.
"Buchanan County is starting to see a reason why they should get partnered up with Clay and Platte counties," McClure said.
www.ingramsonline.com /dnl/ecdev2.php   (870 words)

  
 Time Warner - O'Neil Relocation
Kansas City is located on the west-central Missouri border at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers.
The city occupies an area of approximately 350 square miles in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties.
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area includes Kansas City and Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri, and Kansas City and Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.
www.oneilrelocation.com /timewarner/city_kansas_city.html   (1415 words)

  
 Colorado County Evolution, Pictorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
At that time Conejos County was called Guadalupe County, but within a couple years had become known by its current name.
Huerfano county took the southern half of Fremont county as a consolation for losing so much of the eastern part of the state.
In 1874, Greenwood and Platte Counties were abolished, Bent, La Plata, Hinsdale, Rio Grande, Elbert, and Grand Counties were created.
www.stanwyck.com /cogenweb/cocounties.html   (391 words)

  
 The Civil War, Slavery, and Reconstruction in Missouri
Vernon County Confederates: Soldiers, Bushwackers, Sympathizers, Victims, Veterans of the Southern Cause With Connections to Vernon County, Missouri.
Vernon County Bushwackers: Confederate Guerillas and Civilian Victims of Vernon County, Missouri.
The Civil War in Franklin County, pp.243-260; The Civil War in Jefferson County, pp.415-426; The Civil War in Washington County, pp.506-515; The Civil War in Crawford County, pp.573-580; The Civil War in Gasconade County, pp.652-657.
library.puc.edu /heritage/bib-civilwarmissouri.html   (11578 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...SOUTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY * AT 640 PM CDT(540 PM MDT)......NORTH PLATTE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 23 MILES SOUTH OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...CENTRAL SHERIDAN COUNTY * AT 625 PM CDT(525 PM MDT)......NORTH PLATTE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTH OF HAY SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
NORTH PLATTE AT 815 PM CDT(715 PM MDT), THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.
www.hprcc.unl.edu /st_climate_ne/tstorm.warnings.May00   (21742 words)

  
 Population, pricey subdivisions taking off in Platte, Clay counties - 2001-03-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He said that housing developments for the affluent in Platte County have appeal because of the hilly topography and abundant trees, the area's reputation for good public schools and the proximity to downtown Kansas City "without the problems of the city."
The 2000 census is expected to show Platte County's population around 75,000, Fullerton said, about a 25 percent increase from the 1990 census.
As an example, Fullerton said Parkville doubled its size in the past two years and "could double in population in the next 10 years." Per capita income in Platte County is second only to St. Louis County in the state, he said.
baltimore.bizjournals.com /kansascity/stories/2001/03/05/focus3.html   (827 words)

  
 Clay County Economic Development Council
Working with financial institutions and other supports, the CPDC promotes business growth and development in Clay and Platte counties through economic development financing programs.
The Clay/Platte Development Corporation (CPDC) was established in 1982 as a Missouri not-for-profit corporation under the sponsorship and direction of its affiliate, the Clay County Economic Development Council.
The Corporation's purpose is to provide small businesses with economic development financial assistance in Clay and Platte County, and elsewhere in Missouri.
www.clayedc.com /cpdc.htm   (353 words)

  
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The latter two were born at this time or lived at home when the John SCHULZ family lived in and near Omaha before coming to Cherry County to homestead.
John and Joseph, with their families, came to NE in 1876, settling at Humphrey (Platte Co.) John and wife with 5 children left PA with a pair of ponies, team of cows and a dozen chickens in covered wagon.
Hanford Nelson SMITH was born in Thompkins County, N. 7 August 1832 and died 9 March 1916 in St. Paul, NE.
www.rootsweb.com /~nesgs/Ancestree/vol04/v04no03d.htm   (2384 words)

  
 Quintin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
History of Clay and Platte Counties, MO, Written and Compiled From the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of their Townships, Towns and Villages.
Marriage Records, 1842-1857, of Linn County, Missouri: From Volume 1: Copied in 1956 from the Original Documents From the County Court House, in Linneus, Missouri, All Entrees [sic] Were From Linn County Unless Otherwise Stated.
Portrait and Biographical Record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States.
www.quintinpublications.com /histories_mo.html   (1054 words)

  
 NACO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
NACo collects information on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities within a county as well as various statistical and geographical information.
To see a listing of the counties for a state, select a State from the map or from the state pull down menu.
You may also search for a particular county by entering the county name in the space provided below then click the "Search for Matches" button.
www.naco.org /Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm   (103 words)

  
 NACO
The National Council of County Association Executives (NCCAE) has donated $25,000 to the NACo Parish and County Family Fund.
Judge Robert Eckels of Harris County, Texas will be the featured speaker at a special Spotlight Session about the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina Nov. 18 at NACo's Health, Human Services and Workforce Conference in San Francisco.
NACo and the Trust for Public Lands are seeking nominations for a national award recognizing leadership in countywide land conservation programs.
naco.org /Template.cfm?...&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm   (243 words)

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