Gotham | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Wisconsin |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Wisconsin |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Buena Vista, Richland |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.398 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.398 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 189 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 43.2231°N -90.2911°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Gotham (also Richland City) is a census-designated place, in the town of Buena Vista, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. 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.[1]
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The name Gotham came from Captain Myron Wheeler Gotham (1842-1902), who once resided in the village.[2] Gotham died with his sons, Lucius and Myron, during a violent storm in the Great Lakes in 1902.[3]