Gotham, Wisconsin

Gotham
Census-designated place
Gotham

Location within the state of Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°13′23″N 90°17′28″W / 43.22306°N 90.29111°W / 43.22306; -90.29111Coordinates: 43°13′23″N 90°17′28″W / 43.22306°N 90.29111°W / 43.22306; -90.29111
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 Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 608

Gotham (also Richland City) is an unincorporated census-designated place, in the town of Buena Vista, in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It located about an hour west of Madison, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 60 and U.S. Route 14. It is located just north of the Wisconsin River, northeast of Avoca and southeast of Richland Center. As of the 2010 census, its population was 191.[2]

History

The name Gotham came from Captain M.W. Gotham (1842-1902), the friend of one of the local store owners. Gotham died with his sons, Lucius and Myron, during a violent storm in the Great Lakes in 1902.[3]

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