Gilman, Taylor County, Wisconsin
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Village of Gilman Municipal Building, February 2015.
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| Coordinates: 45°9′54″N 90°48′35″W / 45.16500°N 90.80972°WCoordinates: 45°9′54″N 90°48′35″W / 45.16500°N 90.80972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
| • Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 410 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 408 |
| • Density | 175.2/sq mi (67.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 54433 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| Website | Official website |
Gilman is a village in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census. The village is located between the towns of Aurora and Ford.
Gilman is located at 45°9′54″N 90°48′35″W / 45.16500°N 90.80972°W (45.164963, -90.809755).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.34 square miles (6.06 km2), all of it land.
Gilman was not settled until 1902 or 1903, though people had settled along the Yellow River in the west end of what is now the town of Aurora by 1900. The article on Aurora contains a description of the area from 1854, before logging or settlers. By 1880 a "Winter Road" followed the Yellow River through the vicinity of what would become Gilman, heading for logging operations further up the Yellow.
In 1902 and 1903 the Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway crossed the Yellow River into the woods that would become Gilman, heading for Jump River and beyond. It built a section house where the line crossed the river and named the stop for Sally Gilman, the wife of the president of the Northwestern Lumber Company. That was the start of Gilman. The SM&P ran generally north through town, passing just east of the current school. Around 1905, the Wisconsin Central Railway built its line northwest through town, heading from Owen to Ladysmith and eventually Superior. This line later became the Soo Line Railroad and eventually the Canadian National Railway line which still runs through town.
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