Moving to Glenwood, Minnesota
Population: 2,594. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,564 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,165 (44.9%), Females: 1,429 (55.1%)
Pope County
Zip code: 56334
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $30,083
Median house value: $66,200
Population by Race
Races in Glenwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (36.5%), Norwegian (34.5%), Irish (11.5%), Swedish (9.0%), English (5.2%), Czech (4.0%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Glenwood
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Glenwood city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 17.2%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -120 (-4.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Glenwood:
- GLACIAL RIDGE HOSPITAL (10 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTHEAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Glenwood:
- MINNEWASKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; STARBUCK, MN)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN)
- SWIFT COUNTY-BENSON HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BENSON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glenwood:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 93 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 101 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 131 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glenwood:
- GLENWOOD MUNI (about 5 miles; GLENWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: GHW)
- STARBUCK MUNI (about 12 miles; STARBUCK, MN; Abbreviation: D32)
- CHANDLER FIELD (about 14 miles; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Abbreviation: AXN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glenwood:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 95 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 98 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 116 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
Schools
Public high school in Glenwood:
- MINNEWASKA SEC. (Students: 768; Location: 25122 STATE HWY 28; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Glenwood:
- NORDGAARD EL. (Students: 346; Location: 2640 FOREST AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- MIDDLE LEVEL LEARNING CENTER (Students: 4; Location: 25122 STATE HWY 28; Grades: 07 – 08)
- MINNEWASKA TS (Location: 409 4TH ST.; Grades: 00 – 00)
Libraries
Library in Glenwood:
- GLENWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $131,819; Location: 108 SE FIRST AV; 22,069 books; 930 audio materials; 901 video materials; 86 serial subscriptions)