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Gilman / ˈ ɡ ɪ l m ən / GHIL-mən) [1] is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 772 as of the 2000 census. The population was 772 as of the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Olivet and Viking are partially located in the town.
Gilman was incorporated as a village in 1914. In 1915 three gas lights lit the streets at night - the only street lights between Owen and Ladysmith at the time. That same year the Catholic Church was organized. Other denominations followed shortly. A high school started in 1917. A fire destroyed much of Gilman's business district in 1922, but ...
For a more detailed discussion, see Administrative divisions of Wisconsin#Town. Frequently a village or city may have the same name as a town. As of 2006, Wisconsin had 1,260 towns, some with the same name. This list of towns and their respective counties is current as of 2002, per the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
In 1902 and 1903 the Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway built its road up the east side of what would become Aurora, creating a station at Gilman. Around 1905 the J.S. Owen Company built a line for the Wisconsin Central heading northwest across the town for Ladysmith and Superior - now the Canadian National. [11]
Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,212. [2] Its county seat is Ellsworth. [3] Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Charles W. Gilman (1862–1938), Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer, was born in the town [9] Franklin Gilman (1825–1880), Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived in the town [ 10 ] Elmer A. Kenyon (1870–1922), Wisconsin State Representative, farmer, and businessman, was born in the town [ 11 ]
Taylor County map from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Old county maps: 1873 1880 1888 1900 1900 1911 1913 Tannery - Loretta Kuse's page on early tanneries in Taylor County, with old photos
The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.50. In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.