Richland Center, Wisconsin
Richland Center, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
 Location of Richland Center, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 90°23′5″W / 43.33778°N 90.38472°WCoordinates: 43°20′16″N 90°23′5″W / 43.33778°N 90.38472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Richland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.36 sq mi (11.29 km2) |
| • Land | 4.28 sq mi (11.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,184 |
| • Estimate (2011[4]) | 5,182 |
| • Density | 1,211.2/sq mi (467.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-67625[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1578616[2] |
Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Richland County. As of the 2010 census, 5,184 people lived there.
History[change | change source]
Richland Center was founded in 1851 by Ira Sherwin Hazeltine. Haseltine offered to give land to the county if Richland Center was voted the county seat.[6] In 1852, the Wisconsin Legislature named Richland Center as the seat for Richland County.[7] The Richland County courthouse was built in 1889.
In 1876, a railroad branch opened to connect Richland Center with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad at Lone Rock, Wisconsin. This gave an outlet for the town's commerce. On October 8, 1882, the town's railway depot was destroyed when a fire lit two kegs of gunpowder inside it. This caused an explosion that tore the roof from the building.[8] Another depot was built in 1909. Today, it is a visitor center for the community.[9]
Frank Lloyd Wright was born at Richland Center in 1867.
Geography[change | change source]
The city has a total area of 4.36 square miles (11.29 km2). Of this, 4.28 square miles (11.09 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.[1]
Notable people[change | change source]
- Svetlana Alliluyeva, only daughter of Joseph Stalin
- Lynda Barry, cartoonist
- Bradie Ewing, NFL Football player
- Joshua L. Johns, U.S. Representative
- Gilbert L. Laws, U.S. Representative
- Vernon Wallace Thomson, Governor of Wisconsin
- Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
- Raymond Leo Burke, cardinal
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Butterfield, C. W. (1884). History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Company. pp. 1150-1151.
- ↑ "An Act to Declare the County Seat of Richland County," Wisconsin Statutes 1852, c. 37.
- ↑ Butterfield (1884). p. 1164
- ↑ "Richland Center Visitor Center Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine." Richland Chamber & Development Alliance. Retrieved 2011-11-03.