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Wheatcroft is a home rule-class city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 173 at the 2000 census.

Wheatcroft city overview:
Name:	Wheatcroft city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Webster County
Elevation:	377 ft (115 m)
Total Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km²)
Land Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	105
Population Density:	426.83/sq mi (165.04/km²)
ZIP code:	42463
Area code:	270
FIPS code:	2182200
GNISfeature ID:	0506516

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History

Wheatcroft was named for Irving Horace Wheatcroft, an Englishman, who in 1899 laid out and founded the city on land acquired from Elijah Cullen. He opened one or more area coal mines, and built the Kentucky Western Railway from nearby Blackford to Dixon. The Wheatcroft post office was established on September 10, 1900, with A.S. Logsdon as postmaster. The city incorporated in 1902.

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Geography

Wheatcroft is located at 37°29′20″N 87°51′48″W / 37.48889°N 87.86333°W / 37.48889; -87.86333 (37.489016, -87.863276). The city lies along Kentucky Route 109 northwest of Clay and southeast of the Webster-Union county line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km), all land.