Glenwood, Minnesota
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Glenwood is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,594 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pope County6.
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[edit] History
Glenwood became the county seat in 1866, succeeding Stockholm, the previous county seat.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²), all land.
Glenwood is at the east end of Minnewaska Lake at the junction of state highways 28, 29, 55, and 104.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,594 people, 1,131 households, and 629 families residing in the city. The population density was 179.8/km² (466.0/mi²). There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 83.3/km² (215.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.92% White, 0.15% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 1,131 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,083, and the median income for a family was $41,486. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,652 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,758. About 3.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
