Editing Wheatley, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Wheatley, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Wheatley AR 007.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Streetside in Wheatley
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|map_caption              = Location of Wheatley in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[St. Francis County, Arkansas|St. Francis]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 7.95
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.07
|area_land_km2            = 7.95
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.07
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 210
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 279
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 35.07
|population_density_sq_mi = 90.85
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-74840
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2405726<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405726}}</ref>
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|website                  = 
}}

'''Wheatley''' is a town<ref>{{Citation
 | title = Local.Arkansas.gov - Wheatley
 | url = http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Wheatley
 | accessdate = September 3, 2012 }}</ref> in southwest [[St. Francis County, Arkansas|St. Francis County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 279 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]], down from 355 in 2010.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 100
|1910= 330
|1920= 477
|1930= 305
|1940= 362
|1950= 406
|1960= 443
|1970= 507
|1980= 523
|1990= 413
|2000= 372
|2010= 355
|2020= 279
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Wheatley racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0574840&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|186
|66.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|65
|23.3%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|15
|5.38%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|13
|4.66%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''279'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 279 people, 191 households, and 152 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 372 people, 151 households, and 109 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|117.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 175 housing units at an average density of {{convert|55.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 69.35% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 29.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races.  2.69% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 151 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $20,833 versus $25,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,556.  About 14.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is available from the [[Palestine–Wheatley School District]], which results in graduation from [[Palestine–Wheatley High School]]. It was established by the July 1, 1987, merger of the [[Palestine School District]] and the [[Wheatley School District]].<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=2015-09-12 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.</ref> Therefore, Wheatley High School merged with the nearby Palestine High School.

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{{St. Francis County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in St. Francis County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]