Bartlett is a village in, and the county seat of, Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census.HistoryBartlett was founded in the 1880s. It was named for Ezra Bartlett Mitchell, the original owner of the town site.GeographyBartlett is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.14sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 117 people, 59 households, and 30 families residing in the village. The population density was 835.7PD/sqmi. There were 68 housing units at an average density of 485.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.There were 59 households of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 49.2% were non-families. 45.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.87.The median age in the village was 42.2 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 33.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.
