Census Data for Wheatland

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Wheatland a population of 582 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Wheatland a population of 632 people.

The community of Wheatland is located in Lancaster County. The 2010 Census gave Lancaster County; a population of 520,319 people. This means that Wheatland had 0.12% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Pennsylvania had a population of 12,702,379 people.

Lancaster County ...

Wheatland is located in Lancaster County<3>.

The county had a population of 520,319 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 632 people, Wheatland represented 0.12% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lancaster County.

Miscellaneous Information for Wheatland ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lancaster County or the community of Wheatland:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Wheatland:
- GNIS ID for Wheatland: 1191211
- GNIS ID for Lancaster County: 1209181
- GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
- County Code: 071 (Lancaster County)
- Place Code: 84376 (Wheatland)
- State & County Code: 42/071 (Pennsylvania / Lancaster County)
- State & Place Code: 42/84376 (Pennsylvania / Wheatland)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Wheatland is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Wheatland.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.