Plato, MN

Plato is a city in southeastern McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 329 residents. A post office called Plato has been in operation since 1858. The city was named for Plato, a Greek philosopher. Plato's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Minnesota setting. The local scoop is how Plato's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Plato lies one half mile north of U.S. Highway 212 on a county road between Glencoe, the McLeod county seat, 5 miles to the west, and Norwood Young America 6 miles to the east. Downtown Minneapolis is 48 miles to the east. Plato's downtown is part of the local map.