Platte Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Platte Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 502.

Platte Township was established in 1839, taking its name from the Platte River.

Geography
Platte Township covers an area of 30.77 sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: Allen, Frazier, Hebron, Number 6, Tobin and Witts.

The streams of Belcher Branch, Castile Creek, Crabapple Branch, DeMoss Branch, Frazier Branch, Jenkins Branch, Malden Creek and Wolfpen Creek run through this township.