City profile · Small Town
Wharton, Texas
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Wharton, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Tim Barker
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 9,237
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofwharton.com/page/elected_officials ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofwharton.com/page/elected_officials ↗
- City websitecityofwharton.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Tim Barker CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 9,237
- Median household income
- $37,722
- Median age
- 36
- Land area
- 8.31 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,111.6 per sq mi
- County
- Wharton County
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$32M
- City hall phone
- (979) 532-2491
- Official website
- cityofwharton.com ↗
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