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Wharton 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〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S. Highway 59 (Future Interstate 69). ==Geography== Wharton is located at (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. U.S. Route 59 (US 59) (Future Interstate 69) (Future I-69) passes through the west side of Wharton. To the northeast on US 59 (Future I-69) is Rosenberg in Fort Bend County while El Campo in Wharton County is to the southwest. State Highway 60 (SH 60) passes through Wharton, heading south to Bay City and north to East Bernard. FM 102 starts on SH 60 in Wharton and goes northwest to Eagle Lake in Colorado County. FM 1301 also begins at SH 60 in Wharton and goes southeast to Boling-Iago. The Colorado River flows toward Wharton from the northwest and after passing through the city, the river's direction is more to the south. Image:Colorado River of Texas at Wharton IMG 1058.JPG|The Colorado River as it flows through Wharton Image:Riverfront Park in Wharton, TX IMG 1057.JPG|Riverfront Park in Wharton Image:Downtown Wharton, TX IMG 1031.JPG|Downtown Wharton across from the Wharton County Courthouse Image:Plaza Theater in Wharton, TX IMG 1029.JPG|Restored Plaza Theater in Wharton Image:Wharton County Museum IMG 1054.JPG|Wharton County Historical Museum contains exhibits on Dan Rather and Medal of Honor winner Roy Benavidez as well as a collection of stuffed big-game animals. Image:Tiger at Wharton County Historical Museum IMG 1052.JPG|Tiger exhibit at Wharton County Historical Museum (the tiger is the mascot of Wharton High School) Image:Wharton County Junior College IMG 1049.JPG|Administration building at Wharton County Junior College 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wharton, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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