Wheatley is a town
in southwest
St. Francis County,
Arkansas
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, United States. The population was 279 at the
2020 census, down from 355 in 2010.
Geography
Wheatley is located at (34.914774, -91.108721).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 279 people, 191 households, and 152 families residing in the city.
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 372 people, 151 households, and 109 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 175 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 69.35%
White
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, 29.30%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.54%
Native American, 0.27% from
other races
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, and 0.54% from two or more races. 2.69% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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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
married couples
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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
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $13,556. About 14.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, 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
Palestine–Wheatley School District is a public school district based in Palestine, Arkansas, United States. The Palestine–Wheatley School District encompasses of land including all or portions of St. Francis County and Monoroe County com ...
, which results in graduation from
Palestine–Wheatley High School
Palestine–Wheatley High School is a comprehensive six-year public high school in Palestine, Arkansas, United States. It is one of four public high schools located in St. Francis County and is the sole high school administered by Palestine– ...
. It was established by the July 1, 1987 merger of the
Palestine School District
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and the
Wheatley School District Wheatley may refer to:
Places
* Wheatley (crater), on Venus
* Wheatley, Ontario, Canada
* Wheatley, Hampshire, England
* Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England
** Wheatley railway station
* Wheatley, South Yorkshire, England
* Wheatley, now Ben Rhyddin ...
.
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." Arkansas Department of Education
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. Therefore, Wheatley High School merged with the nearby Palestine High School.
References
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Towns in St. Francis County, Arkansas
Towns in Arkansas