As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,143 and it contained 1,861 housing units.

[2] The South Wheatland Fire Protection District consists of 5 officers; 1 Chief, 1 Asst.

Chief, 1 Captain, and 2 Lieutenants, and 14 Firefighters, as well as 3 members on the Board of Trustees.

South Wheatland Township is the location of the Sand Creek Conservation Area, a 755-acre (3 km2) natural area and park property of the Macon County Conservation District.

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