Wheatland, Pennsylvania

Wheatland is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Shenango River. The population was 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Wheatland, Pennsylvania
Borough
Houses on Emerson Avenue
Location of Wheatland in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Wheatland, Pennsylvania Location of Wheatland within Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°12′1″N 80°29′45″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mercer
Established	1865
Government
• Mayor	Brian Estock
Area [1]
• Total	0.87 sq mi (2.26 km^2)
• Land	0.87 sq mi (2.26 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2] (center of borough)	914 ft (279 m)
Highest elevation [2] (northern borough border)	1,100 ft (300 m)
Lowest elevation [2] (Shenango River)	830 ft (250 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	632
• Estimate  (2019)[3]	582
• Density	666.67/sq mi (257.41/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Zip code	16161
Area code(s)	724

Wheatland suffered extensive damage on May 31, 1985, when an F5 tornado struck the area. The tornado killed 18 (seven of whom were Wheatland residents), injured over 300, and was easily the most powerful and damaging in Pennsylvania's history. It was also the only F5 tornado in Pennsylvania state history since official record keeping began in 1950 to date despite the fact it touched down in Ohio.

Geography

Wheatland is located at 41°12′1″N 80°29′45″W (41.200389, -80.495709).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	583		—
1890	575		−1.4%
1900	655		13.9%
1910	955		45.8%
1920	1,742		82.4%
1930	1,518		−12.9%
1940	1,421		−6.4%
1950	1,402		−1.3%
1960	1,813		29.3%
1970	1,421		−21.6%
1980	1,132		−20.3%
1990	760		−32.9%
2000	748		−1.6%
2010	632		−15.5%
2019 (est.)	582	[3]	−7.9%
Sources:[5][6][7]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 748 people, 349 households, and 202 families residing in the borough. The population density was 847.8 people per square mile (328.2/km²). There were 379 housing units at an average density of 429.6 per square mile (166.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.96% White, 12.03% African American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 349 households, out of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,596, and the median income for a family was $34,250. Males had a median income of $30,521 versus $18,409 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,365. About 8.3% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Broadcast media

Television

Because of Wheatland's location near the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, it is served by WKBN-TV (CBS), WFMJ-TV (NBC), WYTV (ABC), WYFX-LD (Fox) and WBCB (CW), all broadcast from nearby Youngstown, OH.

Radio

Wheatland is served by AM radio stations such as WPIC (790 AM) (Sharon, PA), WKBN (570 AM) (Youngstown, OH) and FM radio stations such as WYFM/"Y-103" (102.9 FM) (Sharon, PA), WLLF/"The River" (96.7 FM) (Mercer, PA), WYLE/"Willie 95.1" (95.1 FM) (Grove City, PA), WMXY/"Mix 98.9" (98.9 FM) (Youngstown, OH).

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "Sharon Topo Map, Mercer County PA (Sharon East Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.

External links

• Wheatland, PA/city-data