Welcome to Glencoe ...

The city of Glencoe is located in McLeod County<1> and is the County Seat for McLeod County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glencoe has a population of 5,533 people<2> (see below for details).

Glencoe is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Glencoe is within the boundaries of the (320) area code.

The ZIP code for Glencoe: 55336<4>

Websites for Glencoe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.glencoechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glencoe, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glencoe had an population of 5,533 people. This is a decrease of 1.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glencoe had a population of 5,631 people (which is 15.36% of the total population of McLeod County). This makes Glencoe the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Glencoe represents 0.11% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 131st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,631 people, the population of Glencoe increased 3.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,453 people).

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

Communities Also Named Glencoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Glencoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Glencoe ...

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

• Hutchinson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <5>
• Waconia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
  • Waconia is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <5>
• Watertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <5>
• Norwood Young America
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
  • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Mayer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
  • Mayer is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayer <5>
• Gaylord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <5>
• Winsted
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
  • Winsted is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <5>
• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Cologne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
  • Cologne is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <5>
• Lester Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
  • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glencoe. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Glencoe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencoe ...

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

Adding Glencoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencoe 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 Glencoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Glencoe post office opened in 1856.

We also found Glencoe in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLeod County: www.co.mcleod.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/