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Welcome to Glenn Heights ...

The city of Glenn Heights is located

Glenn Heights is primarily located in Dallas County<1>. A portion of Glenn Heights extends into Ellis County.

A typical abbreviation for Glenn Heights: Glenn Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glenn Heights has a population of 13,347 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Glenn Heights is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glenn Heights had an population of 13,347 people. This is an increase of 18.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 84.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glenn Heights had a population of 11,278 people. This makes Glenn Heights the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Glenn Heights represents 0.04% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,278 people, the population of Glenn Heights increased 56.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,224 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Glenn Heights.

Communities Also Named Glenn Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glenn Heights - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Glenn Heights ...

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

  • Dallas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waxahachie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Duncanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Midlothian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Balch Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Seagoville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Glenn Heights.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenn Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.