Gotham, Wisconsin

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]

Looking west at the sign for Gotham on WIS60

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  (2020)
• Total	189
• Density	470/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	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]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	191		—
2020	189		−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

See also

• List of census-designated places in Wisconsin

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 April 4, 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.

External links

• Map of Gotham, Wisconsin
• "Tales The Tombstone Tell Columns" Republican Observer, 1956