Gotham, Wisconsin
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
43°13′23″N 90°17′28″W / 43.22306°N 90.29111°W / 43.22306; -90.29111 (2020)
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]
History
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 191 | — | |
2020 | 189 | −1.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
See also
References
- ^ "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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gotham, Wisconsin.
- Map of Gotham, Wisconsin
- "Tales The Tombstone Tell Columns" Republican Observer, 1956
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Municipalities and communities of Richland County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Richland Center
- Gotham
- Sextonville
communities
- Ash Ridge
- Aubrey
- Balmoral
- Basswood
- Bear Valley
- Bloom City
- Bosstown
- Bunker Hill
- Byrds Creek
- Eagle Corners
- Excelsior
- Five Points
- Germantown
- Gillingham
- Hub City
- Ithaca
- Jimtown
- Keyesville
- Loyd
- Neptune
- Nevels Corners
- Orion
- Port Andrew
- Rockbridge
- Sabin
- Sand Prairie
- Sylvan
- Tavera
- Tunnelville‡
- Twin Bluffs
- West Lima
- Westport
- Wild Rose
- Woodstock
communities
- Ashford
- Corwin
- Henrietta
- McGrew
- Mill Creek
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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