Glenwood | |
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Village of Glenwood | |
Coordinates: 49°21′49″N113°30′38″W / 49.36361°N 113.51056°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 3 |
Municipal district | Cardston County |
Incorporated [1] | |
• Village | January 1, 1961 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Albert Elias |
• Governing body | Glenwood Village Council |
Area (2021) [3] | |
• Land | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 272 |
• Density | 197.9/km2 (513/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code span | |
Highways | Highway 810 Highway 505 |
Waterways | Belly River |
Website | Official website |
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.
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 -13.9% from its 2016 population of 316. With a land area of 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 198.5/km2 (514.2/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
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 10.1% change from its 2011 population of 287. With a land area of 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 230.7/km2 (597.4/sq mi) in 2016. [4]
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