Wheatland, Missouri | |
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City | |
![]() Location of Wheatland, Missouri |
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Coordinates: 37°56′36″N 93°24′11″W / 37.94333°N 93.40306°WCoordinates: 37°56′36″N 93°24′11″W / 37.94333°N 93.40306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Hickory |
Area | |
• Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
• Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 371 |
• Estimate (2012) | 363 |
• Density | 608.2/sq mi (234.8/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 65779 |
Area code(s) | 417 |
FIPS code | 29-79090 |
GNIS feature ID | 0728679 |
Wheatland is a city in Hickory County, Missouri, United States. The population was 371 at the 2010 census.
Wheatland was platted in 1869. The village most likely was named after the retirement home of the fifteenth President, James Buchanan, who died June 1, 1868, at his home called Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Wheatland is located at 37°56′36″N 93°24′11″W / 37.94333°N 93.40306°W (37.943450, -93.403097).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 371 people, 185 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population density was 608.2 inhabitants per square mile (234.8/km2). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile (153.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% White, 1.6% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.9% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.