Wheatland, Vernon County, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wheatland, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Wheatland, Vernon County, Wisconsin


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Vernon

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area_total_km2 = 71.5
area_land_km2 = 68.7
area_water_km2 = 2.9
area_total_sq_mi = 27.6
area_land_sq_mi = 26.5
area_water_sq_mi = 1.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 533
population_density_km2 = 7.8
population_density_sq_mi = 20.1

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 352
elevation_ft = 1155
latd = 43 |latm = 26 |lats = 47 |latNS = N
longd = 91 |longm = 10 |longs = 57 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 55-86525GR|2
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blank1_info = 1584422GR|3
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Wheatland is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census.

Places

*Red Mound is an unincorporated community in Wheatland.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.6 square miles (71.5 km²), of which, 26.5 square miles (68.7 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it (3.98%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 533 people, 236 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.1 people per square mile (7.8/km²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 13.6/sq mi (5.2/km²). The 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% of the population.

There were 236 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the town the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the town was $35,500, and the median income for a family 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.

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