Welcome to Glenwood ...

The town of Glenwood is located in Sevier County<1>.

Glenwood was established in 1863.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glenwood has a population of 477 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Glenwood is 5,280 feet [1,609 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Glenwood is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Glenwood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Glenwood is located in the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glenwood had an population of 477 people. This is an increase of 2.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glenwood had a population of 464 people. This makes Glenwood the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Glenwood represents 0.02% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 186th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 464 people, the population of Glenwood increased 6.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 437 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Glenwood.

Communities Also Named Glenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Glenwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Hawaii, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia (5), Washington (3) and West Virginia (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glenwood.

Communities near Glenwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glenwood.

• Richfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <4>
• Salina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <4>
• Monroe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Former names for Monroe:
  • Alma
  • Monkey Town
  • South Bend
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Aurora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Elsinore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsinore
  • Elsinore is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsinore <4>
• Annabella
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annabella
  • Annabella is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annabella <4>
• Redmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Central Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Former names for Central Valley:
  • Central
  • Inverury
• Sigurd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigurd
  • Sigurd is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigurd <4>
• Joseph
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
  • Joseph is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glenwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood. See our Newspapers Page for Glenwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwood ...

Looking for more information about Glenwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Glenwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glenwood.

Adding Glenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glenwood post office opened in 1871.

We also found Glenwood on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sevier County: www.sevierutah.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/