Welcome to Glen Elder ...

The city of Glen Elder is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Elder, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glen Elder has a population of 424 people<2> (see below for details).

Glen Elder is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Glen Elder lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Glen Elder lies within the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Glen Elder: 67446<4>

Websites for Glen Elder ...

Official Website: www.glenelder.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glen Elder had an population of 424 people. This is a decrease of 4.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glen Elder had a population of 445 people (or 7.02% of the total population of Mitchell County). This makes Glen Elder the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Glen Elder represents 0.02% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 310th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 445 people, the population of Glen Elder increased 1.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 439 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Glen Elder.

Communities near Glen Elder ...

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

• Beloit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <6>
• Downs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in Osborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <6>
• Cawker City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
  • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <6>
• Jewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Jewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Tipton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
• Randall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Randall is located in Jewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
• Hunter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <6>
• Scottsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
• Dispatch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
  • Dispatch is located in Smith County
• Gilbert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County

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 Glen Elder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Elder.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Elder. 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 Glen Elder.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Elder. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Glen Elder.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Elder ...

Looking for more information about Glen Elder? 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 Glen Elder, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Elder.

Adding Glen Elder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Glen Elder in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Elder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Glen Elder: www.glenelder.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/