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

Map of Glenwood, MN

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:

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)