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Platteville is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, which is in the southwest corner of the state. The population was 9,989 at the 2000 census.

Platteville is a major player in the Tri-State area, and The Dubuque, Iowa, Platteville, Wisconsin, Galena, Illinois metropolitan area, even though Platteville (city) only holds 7% of the area's population of 163,500 residents. The metro consists of:Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Dubuque County, Iowa, and Grant County, Wisconsin.

The city is home to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The school is known for its education, business, agricultural, and engineering colleges.

Like most small college towns, Platteville has two different lifestyles. During the fall, winter, and spring, Platteville is a bustling college town with what seems to residents to be an overflow of college students. During the summer, the town quiets down as most students leave the campus for summer jobs.

The main source of culture in Platteville is the Center for the Arts on University of Wisconsin-Platteville's campus. The Center sponsors a steady stream of professional touring events. These performances are extremely well attended by the town's residents, especially for what passes as Platteville's high society.

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