Map of Plato city, Minnesota

Plato is a city in eastern McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 320 at the 2010 census.

Plato city overview:
Name:	Plato city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	McLeod County
Elevation:	997 ft (304 m)
Total Area:	0.35 sq mi (0.91 km²)
Land Area:	0.35 sq mi (0.90 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	329
Population Density:	948.13/sq mi (366.30/km²)
ZIP code:	55370
Area code:	320
FIPS code:	2751460
GNISfeature ID:	0649540

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History

A post office called Plato has been in operation since 1858. The city was named for Plato, a Greek philosopher.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.93 km), of which 0.35 square miles (0.91 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.

The community lies one half mile north of U.S. Highway 212 on a county road between Glencoe to the west and Norwood to the east. Buffalo Creek flows past the northwest of the community and the dry Kinneson Lakebed lies to the east and northeast.