Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,304. Its county seat is Richland Center. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and organized in 1850. It is named for the high quality of its soil.

Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States that also serves as the county seat. The population was 5,114 at the 2020 census.

Vernon Wallace Thomson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1959.

Gilbert Lafayette Laws was an American politician, newspaper publisher and businessman. He served as the Nebraska Secretary of State and as a member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1800s.

William Henry Stevenson was an American lawyer and Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1941 to 1949. Earlier in his career, he served as district attorney of La Crosse County (1935–1941) and Richland County, Wisconsin (1925–1927).

Ada Lois James was a suffragist, social worker, and reformer.

Daniel Hadley Sumner was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.

Levi Horace Bancroft was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Richland County, Wisconsin. He was the 20th attorney general of Wisconsin, the 43rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He also served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and district attorney.

Basswood is an unincorporated community located in the town of Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. Basswood is located on County Highway E 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Richland Center. The area's original post office, which opened in August 1869, was named Lucas in honor of farmer James Lucas. Later that year, the name was changed to Bass Wood and was changed again to Basswood in 1892.

The 1992 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1932 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1932 as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

James Harvey Miner was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Richland County in the 1870 session, and served as district attorney and county judge. He was also the principal editor of History of Richland County, Wisconsin (1906).