Welcome to Glendale ...

The city of Glendale is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Glendale refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Glendalian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glendale has a population of 5,874 people<3> (see below for details).

Glendale is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Glendale ...

Official Website: www.glendalemo.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glendale had an population of 5,874 people. This is a decrease of 0.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glendale had a population of 5,925 people. This makes Glendale the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Glendale represents 0.1% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 115th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,925 people, the population of Glendale increased 2.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,767 people).

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

Communities Also Named Glendale ...

While we believe that this Glendale is located in Saint Louis County, we know of another 4 Missouri communities named Glendale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Andrew, Jackson, New Madrid and Putnam County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 108 communities that are also named Glendale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (8), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Glendale ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Saint Charles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Saint Peters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
• Florissant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Wildwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• Ballwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
• Granite City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Maryland Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• East Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <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 Glendale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendale ...

Looking for more information about Glendale? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glendale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glendale.

Adding Glendale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glendale 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 Glendale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Glendale: www.glendalemo.org/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/