| Richwood, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Richwood | |
  Richwood  Richwood | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′29″N88°46′59″W / 43.24139°N 88.78306°W Coordinates: 43°14′29″N88°46′59″W / 43.24139°N 88.78306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dodge County |
| Town | Shields |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1572296 [1] |
Richwood is an unincorporated community in the town of Shields, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Shields is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 554 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Richwood is located in the town.
Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,759. Its county seat is Juneau. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844.
