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Platteville is the largest city in Grant County, Wisconsin. The population was 11,836 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 11,224 at the 2010 census. Much of this growth is likely due to the enrollment increase of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. It is the principal city of the Platteville Micropolitan Statistical area, which has an ...
Grant County, Wisconsin. Grant County is the most southwestern county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,938. [2] Its county seat is Lancaster and its largest city is Platteville. [3] The county is named after the Grant River, in turn named after a fur trader who lived in the area when Wisconsin was a ...
UW–Platteville is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 14 sports, including football and basketball. The teams are nicknamed "the Pioneers". Men's sports include basketball, football, indoor and outdoor track and field, cross country, wrestling, soccer, and baseball.
The University of Wisconsin–Platteville is the only four-year university or college in the basin. [5] Recreation in the area includes boating and whitewater canoeing and kayaking. [3] Local fishing is also popular, with the most common species being smallmouth bass, channel catfish, and northern pike. Public access to the Platte River is limited.
Platteville (town), Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42°42′13″N 90°30′55″W. Platteville is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2020 census. The city of Platteville is within the town, but is politically independent.
Rountree was born in Kentucky, came to Wisconsin in 1827 prospecting for lead, opened the first store and lead-smelting furnace in 1828, served in the Black Hawk War, platted Platteville, and did much to develop the area. Now owned by UW-Platteville. [12] [69] 34: St. John Mine: St. John Mine: June 4, 1979 : WI 133
Tenants. University of Wisconsin–Platteville. Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium is a stadium in Platteville, Wisconsin. It is used for collegiate and high school American football and collegiate soccer, and is the home field of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville "Pioneers". Pioneer Stadium opened in 1972 and holds 10,000 people. [1]
Platteville High School serves ninth through twelfth graders. O. E. Gray Early Learning Center closed after the 2007–2008 school year because of an enrollment drop in the district. The superintendent of the school district is Mr. Jim Boebel. Platteville High School's mascot is the Hillmen, named after Coach Hill from the early-mid 1900s.