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Wheatland is the fourth largest city in Clinton County, Iowa.

The current population is 775 people.

History

Wheatland was platted in 1858 under the leadership of John Bennett. The town was named for President James Buchanan’s state Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The entire township (Spring Rock) had a population of only 101 in 1850, but that number rose to 756 in 1860. A significant body of early settlers all came from the village of Wunderthausen in central Germany. The Germans founded the first church in town in 1857 with a Presbyterian affiliation. This relationship was dissolved in 1861 with the incorporation of St. Paul’s German Reformed Church (now St. Paul’s United Church of Christ). The First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1858, though no longer functions.
Wheatland was legally incorporated on July 13, 1869.

Council meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise posted on our Facebook page.