Wheatland is the second-largest city by population in Yuba County, California, United States.[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), 99.55% of it land and 0.45% of it water.Wheatland is located on the Rancho Johnson Mexican land grant.[5] Wheatland was home to a significant Chinese American community in the 1860s, but all of the Chinese American residents were driven out of town in a series of violent confrontations in February 1886.His original barbershop stands today on Main street.Wheatland was the site of the bloody Hop Riot of 1913, considered a notable event in farm labor history that left four men dead, a Wheatland constable shot, and martial law imposed before it was over.In the California State Legislature, Wheatland is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil, and in the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.