Glenwood (Minnesota)
Pope County
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Glenwood is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Pope County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Glenwood had 2564 inhabitants.
Geography
Glenwood is located in west-central Minnesota on the northeastern shore of Lake Minnewaska. The geographical coordinates are 45 ° 39'02 Glenwood " north latitude and 95 ° 22'59 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 15.18 km ².
Towns nearby Glenwood are Forada (19,2 km to the north ), Villard (14,6 km northeast), Sedan (15 km southeast), Long Beach ( on the western outskirts lakeside ), Starbuck (13,6 km west-southwest ) and Lowry (14,3 km to the northwest ).
The nearest major cities are Fargo, North Dakota (193 km north-west ), Duluth Lake Superior (336 km northeast), Minneapolis (196 km southeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (215 km in the same direction) and Sioux Falls, South Dakota ( 314 km south-southwest ).
Traffic
In the city of Glenwood Minnesota State Routes take 28, 29, 55 and 104 together. All other roads are subordinate partly unpaved roadways and within local roads.
In northwest-southeast direction, a railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway runs through the urban area of Glenwood.
With the Glenwood Municipal Airport is located in the east of the urban area of Glenwood, a small airfield. The closest major airport is the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport (216 km southeast).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Glenwood 2564 people in 1185 households. The population density was 168.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1185 households lived statistically 2.08 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 0.1 percent ( two people) from other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.2 percent were 65 years or older. 54.3 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 35,699. The per capita income was $ 23,371. 11.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Frank Eddy (1856-1929) - member of the U.S. house of representatives - lived for several years in Glenwood
- Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) - long-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota - long lived in Glenwood, and was from 1911 to 1913 mayor