Platte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 34,296. Its county seat is Columbus. The county was created in 1855.
Platte County Courthouse
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 24,028 at the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in Nebraska.
Bridge carrying U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 81 across the Loup River at Columbus, February 2010
The sun sets in Columbus along 23rd Street.
Columbus, seen from an airplane, looking south
Union Pacific depot in Columbus