Editing Wheatland, Vernon County, Wisconsin

{{short description|Town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon]]

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|area_total_km2           = 71.5
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|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
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|population_total         = 533
|population_density_km2   = 7.8
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|area_code                = [[Area code 608|608]]  
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'''Wheatland''' is a town in [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of  [[Red Mound, Wisconsin|Red Mound]], and [[Victory, Wisconsin|Victory]] are located in Wheatland.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 27.6&nbsp;square miles (71.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which, 26.5&nbsp;square miles (68.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it is land and 1.1&nbsp;square miles (2.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) of it (3.98%) is water.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 533 people in 236 households, including 160 families, in the town. The population density was 20.1 people per square mile (7.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 13.6 per square mile (5.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.31% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 236 households 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.1% of households were one person and 12.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.74.

The age distribution was 19.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 37.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% 65 or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median household income was $35,500 and the median family income was $40,000. Males had a median income of $30,583 versus $17,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,247. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Gallery==
[[File:Solar farm in Wisconsin 01.jpg|thumb|center|Solar farm in the town of Wheatland, Wisconsin]]

==References==
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{{Vernon County, Wisconsin}}
[https://www.town-of-wheatland.com/ Town of Wheatland]

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[[Category:Towns in Vernon County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]