Gotham, Wisconsin

Gotham (also Richland City) is an unincorporated 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 2010 census, its population was 191.[2]

Gotham
Census-designated place
Downtown Gotham on WIS60
Gotham
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°13′23″N 90°17′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBuena Vista, Richland
Area
 • Total0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)
 • Land0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total191
 • Density480/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
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]

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References
  1. "Gotham, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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



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