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is a city in Grant County, in southwestern Wisconsin. The population was 9,989 at the 2000 census. Its estimated 2007 population was 9,645. The city is home to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Platteville is located at (42.73707, -90.477501). It is in the Coulee Region, in the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.9 km
Platteville is serviced by Wisconsin State Highways 80 and 81, as well as U.S. Highway 151. Originally, U.S. 151 went through the valley that made up the southern border of the city limits, but with the completion of the four-lane limited-access superhighway, traffic has been rerouted and now loops south of the city.
There are few straight streets in Platteville. As a result of the mining in the 1800s, a honeycomb of abandoned old mines, streets were located to avoid the mines.