Glenwood, Alberta Explained

Glenwood
Official Name:Village of Glenwood
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:3
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Albert Elias
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Glenwood Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:January 1, 1961
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.37
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:272
Population Density Km2:197.9
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:49.3636°N -113.5106°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:T0K 2R0
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 810
Highway 505
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Belly River

Glenwood is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the Town of Cardston, in Cardston County. The village was named for a man named Edward Glen Wood. The founder of the village was Edward J. Wood, successor to Latter Day Saint leader Charles Ora Card, the founder of Cardston. Both Glen and Edward Wood were from Salt Lake City, Utah, and are buried in Cardston. The old name for the village was Glenwoodville until 1979.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Glenwood had a population of 272 living in 104 of its 124 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 316. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Glenwood recorded a population of 316 living in 107 of its 119 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 287. With a land area of 1.37km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Glenwood . . 330 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016 . September 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160925204902/http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF . live .
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022 . March 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307040244/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 . live .
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017 . December 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225091052/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48%20 . live .