Wheatland, California
city in California, United States
Wheatland is the second-largest city by population in Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 3,712 at the 2020 census, up from 3,456 at the 2010 census. Wheatland is located 12.5 miles (20 km) southeast of Marysville.
Geography
Wheatland is located at 39°00′36″N 121°25′23″W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km2), over 99% of which is land.
In 2014, Wheatland annexed 4,500 acres (7.0 mi2) of land, greatly increasing its footprint.
History
Wheatland is located on the Rancho Johnson Mexican land grant. A post office opened in 1866. Wheatland incorporated in 1874.
Wheatland was home to a significant Chinese American community in the 1860s, but all of the Chinese American residents were driven out of town in a series of violent confrontations in February 1886.
In 1888, Edward Duplex was elected Mayor, the first black man to be elected mayor of a Western United States city.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Wheatland, California” is city in California, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Wheatland, California and city, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2370501. VIAF identifies the subject as 159542288. The Library of Congress control number is n87874994. Authority coordinates are 39.010, -121.423. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2010, 2014 and 1866.
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