Gothenburg is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States.

It is part of the Lexington, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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.

Bergstrom selected the site that was to become Gothenburg and located a farmstead about a mile north.

Bergstrom made several return trips to Sweden to lead groups of settlers to Dawson County.

[5] At the 2010 census there were 3,574 people in 1,494 households, including 974 families, in the city.

At the 2000 census, there were 3,619 people in 1,457 households, including 989 families, in the city.

45.4% were of German, 11.0% Swedish, 10.9% Irish and 8.9% American ancestry according to Census 2000.