Editing Wheatland, Iowa

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Wheatland, Iowa
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
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| image_caption                   = Wheatland welcome sign
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| map_caption                     = Location of Wheatland, Iowa
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Iowa]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton]]
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| unit_pref                       = Imperial
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| area_total_km2                  = 1.49
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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 775
| population_density_km2          = 521.63
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1350.17
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| timezone                        = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -6
| timezone_DST                    = CDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
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| elevation_ft                    = 692
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| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 52777
| area_code                       = [[Area code 563|563]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 19-84945
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2397292<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397292}}</ref>
| website                         = [http://www.cityofwheatland.org www.cityofwheatland.org]
| footnotes                       = 
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'''Wheatland''' is a city in Clinton County, [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 775 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Wheatland was [[plat]]ted in 1858 under the leadership of John Bennett.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/wolfeshistorycl00wolfgoog | title=Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=B. F. Bowen | author=Wolfe, Patrick B. | year=1911 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/wolfeshistorycl00wolfgoog/page/n348 330]}}</ref> The town was named for President [[James Buchanan]]'s estate [[Wheatland (James Buchanan House)|Wheatland]] in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA138|year=1908|page=138}}</ref> The entire township (Spring Rock) had a white population of only 101 in 1850, but that number rose to 756 in 1860. A significant body of early settlers all came from the village of [[Wunderthausen]] in central [[Germany]]. The Germans founded the first church in town in 1857 with a Presbyterian affiliation. This relationship was dissolved in 1861 with the incorporation of St. Paul's [[German Reformed Church]] (now St. Paul's [[United Church of Christ]]). The First [[Presbyterian]] Church was organized in 1858, though no longer functions. Wheatland was legally incorporated on July 13, 1869.<ref>''The Past is a Celebration, the Future is a Promise: Published in Honor of Wheatland's Sesquicentennial 1858-2008''. Wheatland Sesquicentennial Book Committee.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[Image:Wheatland, Iowa Post Office.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wheatland Post Office]]
{{US Census population
|1870= 788
|1880= 616
|1890= 569
|1900= 475
|1910= 539
|1920= 549
|1930= 539
|1940= 535
|1950= 568
|1960= 643
|1970= 832
|1980= 840
|1990= 723
|2000= 772
|2010= 764
|2020= 775
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 775 people, 317 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,351.0 inhabitants per square mile (521.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 591.0 per square mile (228.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.7% [[White Americans|White]], 0.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from other races and 3.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.3% of the population.

Of the 317 households, 32.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% were cohabitating couples, 27.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 22.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 42.0% of all households were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 35.9 years. 28.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 and 44; 19.4% were from 45 and 64; and 21.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 764 people, 294 households, and 197 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1252.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|519.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 294 households, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 40.6 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 772 people, 300 households, and 207 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,389.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 316 housing units at an average density of {{convert|568.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 300 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

27.2% are under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $36,528. Males had a [[median income]] of $32,292 versus $20,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,824. About 8.7% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Calamus–Wheatland Community School District]] operates public schools serving the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_CALAMUS-WHEATLAND.pdf|title=Calamus-Wheatland|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> The district was established on July 1, 1985, by the merger of the Calamus and Wheatland school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> [[Calamus–Wheatland High School]] in Wheatland is a comprehensive four year high school.

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*[[Elmer George Homrighausen]] (1900–1982), Dean of [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] from 1954 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital.library.ptsem.edu/ead/collection/227|title=The Elmer George Homrighausen Manuscript Collection |publisher=Princeton Theological Seminary Library|access-date= April 22, 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Wheatland-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Wheatland

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