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WheatcroftKY

A town of 90.

Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
90
residents
Median home value
$82K
Census ACS
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
47.1
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

90 people, and everyone knows the way

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90°
Mostly Clear
H 90° · L 68°

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Wheatcroft has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–46°
Spring47–68°
Summer67–87°
Fall48–70°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Wheatcroft is

Wheatcroft tracks Kentucky closely on all 5 CDC measures.

5 measures vs. Kentucky
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Methodist Hospital Union County
10.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kentucky (KY) - Webster County - Wheatcroft - ED 117-24
1880 · 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kentucky (KY) - Webster County - Wheatcroft - ED 117-24 · Wikimedia Commons
Wheatcroft’s story

Wheatcroft in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Wheatcroft

City in Kentucky, United States

Wheatcroft is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wheatcroft had a population of 105.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
105
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
377 ft
ZIP code
42463
Area code
270

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