Wheatcroft, Kentucky

Wheatcroft, Kentucky
City
Houses in Wheatcroft
Location of Wheatcroft in Webster County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°29′20″N87°51′48″W / 37.48889°N 87.86333°W / 37.48889; -87.86333 Coordinates: 37°29′20″N87°51′48″W / 37.48889°N 87.86333°W / 37.48889; -87.86333
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Webster
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
• Land	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	105
• Density	426.83/sq mi (165.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	42463
Area code	270
FIPS code	21-82200
GNIS feature ID	0506516

Wheatcroft is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 173 at the 2000 census.

History

Wheatcroft was named for Irving Horace Wheatcroft, an Englishman, who in 1899 laid out and founded the city on land acquired from Elijah Cullen. He opened one or more area coal mines, and built the Kentucky Western Railway from nearby Blackford to Dixon. The Wheatcroft post office was established on September 10, 1900, with A.S. Logsdon as postmaster. The city incorporated in 1902. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

Wheatcroft is located at 37°29′20″N87°51′48″W / 37.48889°N 87.86333°W / 37.48889; -87.86333 (37.489016, -87.863276). ^[4] The city lies along Kentucky Route 109 northwest of Clay and southeast of the Webster-Union county line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	490		—
1920	400		−18.4%
1930	705		76.3%
1940	617		−12.5%
1950	418		−32.3%
1960	317		−24.2%
1970	229		−27.8%
1980	325		41.9%
1990	206		−36.6%
2000	173		−16.0%
2010	160		−7.5%
2020	105		−34.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 173 people, 68 households, and 49 families residing in the city. The population density was 698.5 inhabitants per square mile (269.7/km²). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 339.1 per square mile (130.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 63 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $29,583. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,643. About 17.0% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those 65 or over.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. Wheatcroft, Webster County website (citing Robert Rennick's Kentucky Place names, 1984).
3. Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Kentucky (Somerset, 1999), p. 264.
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". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Media related to Wheatcroft, Kentucky at Wikimedia Commons