Platte Woods, Missouri
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Fox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64151. The Survey maps it on the Parkville quadrangle. 394 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,020 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPlatte Woods grew from 385 to 394 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 385 | |
| 2020 | 394 | +9 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 40 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1943 USGS Quindaro quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Platte Woods between 2007 and 2019, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Platte Woods: 22 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Daniel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Drennon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Green Hills Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Parkville Special Road Dist Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Riley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Platte Woods in 29 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | $3,000 | Power poles and trees were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Estimated peak gusts of 65 mph in Platte Woods near Zona Rosa. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Tree fell on top of a house in Platte Woods. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Downed trees and wires near North Shore Drive. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Estimated 70 mph wind gusts with 3 inch tree limbs downed in Platte Woods. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gust near Platte Woods. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Platte Woods | - | The spillway for Lake Waukomis was closed due to water flowing over it. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred near Platte Woods. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Reports of power lines down at 70th and Montrose Avenue. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | This hail occurred at the Zona Rosa shopping center. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Amateur radio operator reported a 60 mph wind gust near Platte Woods. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up 60 mph, near Lake Waukomis. A few tree limbs were snapped off. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Platte Woods | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 56 knots, at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 45. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Platte Woods | - | Flash flooding was observed near 86th and Amity, around Weatherby Lake. One water rescue was needed. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Platte Woods | - | Several roads are flooded, with water rescues from vehicles, needed around Highway 45 and Highway 9. Also a bridge over Walnut Creek was overtopped. At least 20 homes, also had up to 18 inches of water in their basements. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Platte Woods | - | Water over the roadway at Green Hills and 9 Highway and at Melody and Crosswoods. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Platte Woods | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Waukomis | 0.6 miles | 40 | |
| Milton | 1.5 miles | 40 | |
| Weatherby Lake | 2.6 miles | 40 | |
| Northern Heights | 2.6 miles | 40 | |
| Parkdale | 2.7 miles | 40 | |
| Houston Lake | 2.9 miles | 40 | |
| Parkville | 3.0 miles | 40 | |
| North Moor | 3.1 miles | 40 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Platte Woods | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q953880 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 724469. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












