BlockGothenburg, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Gothenburg precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69138. The Survey maps it on the Gothenburg quadrangle. 3,478 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,569 feet above sea level.
On record in Gothenburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Ernest A. Calling Houselisted 1979
Carnegie Public Librarylisted 1986
Midway Stage Stationlisted 1969
Population over time
2 figuresGothenburg fell from 3,574 to 3,478 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,574 | |
| 2020 | 3,478 | -96 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS Gothenburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Gothenburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Gothenburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Gothenburg between 2011 and 2012, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 April 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gothenburg: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Kirkpatrick & Son Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 126 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gothenburg in 126 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 68 hail, 47 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 9 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Gothenburg | 9 hurt, $2,500,000 | This tornado touched down southwest of Gothenburg and traveled north. It crossed Interstate 80 and passed about 2 miles west of the town of Gothenburg. The twister continued to the north and crossed from Dawson County into Custer County. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Gothenburg | $25,000,000 | There widespread reports of quarter to baseball size hail along and near this approximately 27 mile long path, causing widespread damage to vehicles, homes, and crops. The largest hail and most widespread vehicle and building damage occurred in Cozad. This hail was accompanied by wind gusts likely at least 50 MPH. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Gothenburg | $1,000,000 | Hail ranging in size from quarters to tennis balls was reported along this path. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $1,000,000 | Numerous measured gusts of 64 MPH to 78 MPH were reported along and near this path. The peak gust was 78 MPH, recorded at 10:11 PM CDT by a mesonet station located two miles east-southeast of Overton. Gusts of 75, 65, and 64 MPH were recorded between 9:34-9:44 PM by a mesonet station located one mile north-northeast of Cozad. Other gusts included 71 MPH (at 9:26 PM CDT by a mesonet station located three miles north-northwest of Gothenburg), 67 MPH (at 9:55 PM CDT by the Lexington Airport AWOS), and 66 MPH (at 9:50 PM CDT by a mesonet station located four miles west-northwest of Lexington). The Dawson Public Power District reported downed power lines and power outages in and around cities along this path. Tree damage was also reported. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Gothenburg | $500,000 | Ping pong ball size hail accompanied wind gusts of 60 MPH. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $500,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH accompanied ping pong ball size hail. |
| August 1996 | Hail | Gothenburg | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Gothenburg | $400,000 | Hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls was reported in Gothenburg. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $300,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Gothenburg | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Gothenburg | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gothenburg | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Gothenburg | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flood | Gothenburg | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Gothenburg | $50,000 | Tree damage also occurred in town. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $50,000 | Tree damage occurred in town, along with one inch diameter hail. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Gothenburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Gothenburg | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $40,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Gothenburg | $30,000 | Lightning struck a rest room on the Wild Horse Golf Club near Gothenburg around midnight and caught the structure on fire. The fire destroyed the building and a beverage machine. The structure was less than a year old. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 MPH. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $25,000 | 73 mph winds were also reported in the city of Gothenburg at about the same time. One building in town sustained major damage. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Gothenburg | $25,000 | Tree damage and some low-impact street flooding were reported along with the hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Gothenburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Flood | Gothenburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Gothenburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Gothenburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $15,000 | Four empty freight cars were blown over from the railroad tracks. The time was estimated from radar data. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gothenburg | $15,000 | A foot of water was running over county roads north of Gothenburg. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported downed tree limbs across town. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Gothenburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Gothenburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Gothenburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Gothenburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Gothenburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Gothenburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Gothenburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | $1,000 | A 66 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northwest of Gothenburg at 7:14 PM CDT, and a 65 MPH wind gust was measured at 7:09 PM CDT. These winds damaged a flag pole at the mesonet location, and also caused tree damage on the north side of Gothenburg. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | A wind gust of 70 MPH was measured by a Nebraska State Mesonet station located two miles northwest of Gothenburg. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 3 miles north-northeast of Gothenburg, and a wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 7 miles north-northeast of Willow Island. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Gothenburg | - | Ping pong ball to golf ball size hail was reported within Gothenburg. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Gothenburg | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 50 mph also occurred with the quarter size hail. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | A 60 mph wind gust was measured on the Dawson County and Lincoln County line. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | A sustained wind of 45 mph gusting to 60 mph was estimated in Gothenburg. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | A measured wind gust of 62 mph occurred from a severe thunderstorm. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Gothenburg | - | The hail was initially three quarter inch diameter and grew to one inch diameter. The time is estimated, using radar data. This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network (NERAIN). |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Gothenburg | - | A 12 hour total of 3.71 inches fell through 7 am CDT. This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network (NERAIN). |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 MPH. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 miles per hour. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Gothenburg | - | Hail was accompained by a measured wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | Damage reports in the area include tree limbs knocked down, power outages, estimate of thousands of acres of crops flattened, and one overturned irrigation pivot. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Gothenburg | - | Hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated between 50 and 60 MPH. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Gothenburg | - | Hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | Measured wind gusts up to 73 MPH uprooted a few large trees and knocked down numerous large tree brances. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gothenburg | - | Wind gusts estimated at 70 MPH accompanied by nickel size hail. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gothenburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q955344 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 829595. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.