Wheatland is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States.

[3] The town was named for President James Buchanan's estate Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

[4] The entire township (Spring Rock) had a white 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.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), all land.

There were 339 housing units at an average density of 591.0 per square mile (228.2/km2).

There were 317 housing units at an average density of 519.7 per square mile (200.7/km2).

27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.58% White, 0.26% African American, 0.13% Asian, and 1.04% from two or more races.

28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.