Gotham, Wisconsin

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Gotham
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°13′23″N90°17′28″W / 43.22306°N 90.29111°W / 43.22306; -90.29111 Coordinates: 43°13′23″N90°17′28″W / 43.22306°N 90.29111°W / 43.22306; -90.29111
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Buena Vista, Richland
Area
  Total0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)
  Land0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total189
  Density470/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608

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]

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Looking west at the sign for Gotham on WIS60

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 191
2020 189−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. "Gotham, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. "Myron Wheeler Gotham House, Fulton Street, Village of Gotham"
  4. Gotham:Origin of Name, Wisconsin Historical Society
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.