Midwest

Platteville

Grant County, WI

Population

11,543

Walk Score

86 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$872

Median home value

$175,200

Platteville is the largest city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,836 at the 2020 census. It is located atop the greater Platte River valley in the southern Driftless Region of Wisconsin, an area known for its karst topography and rolling hills. It is home to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. It is the principal city of the Platteville micropolitan statistical area, which has an estimated population of 51,938.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Bayley Avenue Historic District · listed 2007
  • Division Street Historic District · listed 2007
  • Main Street Commercial District
  • Main Street Commercial Historic District · listed 1990
  • West Main Street Historic District · listed 2007

Notable landmarks

  • Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School · listed 1985
  • Beebe House · listed 1979
  • Coates, Leonard and Caroline, House · listed 2021
  • Davies, Edward and Mary, House · listed 2023
  • Evans, Jonathan H., House · listed 1982
  • First Congregational Church · listed 1985
  • German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peace · listed 2022
  • Hinners, Carsten and Dora, House
  • Mitchell-Rountree House · listed 1972
  • Rock School and Hanmer Robbins School Complex · listed 2023
  • Rountree Hall · listed 1974
  • Rountree, J. H., Mansion · listed 1986
  • Trinity Episcopal Church · listed 2023

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