<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 1371316 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> cityofwharton.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Wharton (/ ˈhwɔːrtən / HWOR - tən) is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States . This city is sixty miles southwest of Houston . The population was 8,832 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Wharton County and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S. Highway 59 (Future Interstate 69). </P> <P> Wharton is located at 29 ° 19 ′ 1" N 96 ° 5 ′ 49" W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.31694 ° N 96.09694 ° W ﻿ / 29.31694; - 96.09694 (29.316939, - 96.097065). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.8 km2), of which, 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2) of it is land and 0.14% is water . </P>

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