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 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
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Buena Vista, Richland
Area
• Total	0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)
• Land	0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	191
• Density	480/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	608

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]

See also

• List of census-designated places in Wisconsin

References

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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