Wheeler, Texas

Wheeler is a city and county seat of Wheeler County, Texas, United States, situated on the eastern edge of the Texas Panhandle. The population was 1,592 at the 2010 census.HistoryBoth the city of Wheeler and Wheeler County are named for Royall Tyler Wheeler, a chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.GeographyWheeler is located at . The city is three miles northwest of the center of the county and is 100 miles east of Amarillo and 12 miles west of the Texas-Oklahoma line. According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheeler has a total area of 1.5 square miles, all of it land.ClimateAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wheeler has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,378 people, 520 households, and 365 families residing in the city. The population density was 900.4 people per square mile (347.7/km²). There were 612 housing units at an average density of 399.9 per square mile (154.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.05% White, 1.81% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 10.60% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.07% of the population.