Gotham (also Richland City) is a census-designated place, in the town of Buena Vista, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 60 and U.S. Route 14. It is just north of the Wisconsin River, northeast of Avoca and southeast of Richland Center. As of the 2020 census, its population was 189.[2]
Gotham | |
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Coordinates: 43°13′23″N 90°17′28″W / 43.22306°N 90.29111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Buena Vista, Richland |
Area | |
• Total | 0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2) |
• Land | 0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 189 |
• Density | 470/sq mi (180/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
History edit
The name Gotham came from Captain Myron Wheeler Gotham (1842-1902), who once resided in the village.[3] Gotham died with his sons, Lucius and Myron, during a violent storm in the Great Lakes in 1902.[4]
Demographics edit
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 191 | — | |
2020 | 189 | −1.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gotham, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Myron Wheeler Gotham House, Fulton Street, Village of Gotham"
- ^ Gotham:Origin of Name, Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gotham, Wisconsin.
- Map of Gotham, Wisconsin
- "Tales The Tombstone Tell Columns" Republican Observer, 1956