Welcome to Glenwood City ...

The city of Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County<1>.

The location of Glenwood City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenwood City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glenwood City has a population of 1,197 people<3> (see below for details).

Glenwood City is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Glenwood City: (715) and (534)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glenwood City had an population of 1,197 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glenwood City had a population of 1,242 people. This makes Glenwood City the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Glenwood City represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 708th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,242 people, the population of Glenwood City increased 4.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,183 people).

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

Communities near Glenwood City ...

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

• Menomonie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
  • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
• New Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
• Baldwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
• Amery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
  • Amery is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
• Roberts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
• Hammond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
• Woodville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
• Spring Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
• Boyceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
  • Boyceville is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
• Clear Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenwood City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwood City ...

Looking for more information about Glenwood City? 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 Glenwood City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glenwood City.

Adding Glenwood City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenwood City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glenwood City post office opened in 1910.

We also found Glenwood City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwood City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Croix County: www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/