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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
The state of Wisconsin has jurisdiction over 120 miles (190 km) of state highways in Taylor County, including STH-13, STH-64, STH-73, STH-97, and STH-102. STH-13 runs north–south through the eastern half of the county and STH-73 is the major north–south highway in the western half of the county.
The district is represented by Republican William Penterman, since January 2025; Penterman previously represented the 37th district from July 2021 to January 2025. [ 3 ] The 38th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 13th Senate district , along with the 37th and 39th Assembly districts.
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 ]
Also out west of future Gilman, a few had settled along the Yellow River. [8] In the unsettled future Jump River, the largest land-holders in 1880 were Cornell University, W. Ramsay, M.W. Simmonds, and the Wisconsin Central Railroad. [9]