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Gothenburg is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lexington, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,574 at the 2010 census.

Gothenburg city overview:
Name:	Gothenburg city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Dawson County
Elevation:	2,569 ft (783 m)
Total Area:	3.68 sq mi (9.52 km²)
Land Area:	3.63 sq mi (9.41 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Total Population:	3,478
Population Density:	957.60/sq mi (369.75/km²)
ZIP code:	69138
Area code:	308
FIPS code:	3119385
GNISfeature ID:	0829595
Website:	http://www.ci.gothenburg.ne.us/

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History

Gothenburg, Nebraska is named after Gothenburg, Sweden, and is noted for its large number of residents of Swedish descent. Gothenburg, Nebraska, and Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg), Sweden, are believed to be the only two cities named Gothenburg in the world.

Gothenburg was founded in 1882 by Olof Bergstrom. After coming to America from Sweden in 1881, Bergstrom worked for a time on the Union Pacific Railroad, then homesteaded in Dawson County near Gothenburg. He eventually became a land agent for the UP. Bergstrom selected the site that was to become Gothenburg and located a farmstead about a mile north. The Union Pacific Railroad laid out the original town of eight blocks parallel to the railroad tracks. Bergstrom made several return trips to Sweden to lead groups of settlers to Dawson County.

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Geography

Gothenburg is located at 40°55′54″N 100°9′34″W / 40.93167°N 100.15944°W / 40.93167; -100.15944 (40.931560, -100.159381).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.64 square miles (9.43 km), of which 3.59 square miles (9.30 km) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km) is water.