Glenwood, Utah
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Glenwood is a town in Sevier County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 437 at the 2000 census.
(an LDS Church leader) visited the settlement and recommended Glenwood. A stone fort was constructed in April 1866.
The Black Hawk War
of 1867 between the settlers and the local Indians left Glenwood deserted for one year, but it was later resettled in 1868 after peace resumed.
Glenwood was an excellent site for a settlement, owing to fresh springs that naturally bubbled from the hills east of town. The springs still feed Glenwood's culinary water supply, and supply water for a State of Utah fish hatchery
southeast of town. A gristmill
was built in Glenwood that became the first of its kind in the county.
A ZCMI co-operative building was built on the intersection of Main and Center streets in 1873. For several years it was the largest building in the county. It still stands as the main historical landmark in town, although it is currently abandoned.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land. The ZIP Code
for the town is 84730.
The Mill Canyon-Sage Flat Watershed Project located in the drainage above Glenwood is designed to reduce flood
damage in the area. Completed in 1959, this was the first project constructed in the United States under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
. A major flood occurred during the final stages of completion, and local residents claimed the project paid for itself by controlling this one flood.
of 2000, there were 437 people, 140 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density
was 813.1 people per square mile (312.5/km²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 282.8 per square mile (108.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.40% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.23% from other races
, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 140 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.9% were married couples
living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,192, and the median income for a family was $47,396. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,571. About 2.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Historically the town population has cycled, with a high of 564 in the 1920 Census, and a low of 212 in the 1970 Census.
Sevier County, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,842 people, 6,081 households, and 4,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 437 at the 2000 census.
History
Glenwood was established in 1863 by Mormon pioneers. It was named for an early pioneer, Robert Wilson Glenn. The settlement's original name was Glencoe or Glen Cove, but was changed in November 1864 when Orson HydeOrson Hyde
Orson Hyde was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles...
(an LDS Church leader) visited the settlement and recommended Glenwood. A stone fort was constructed in April 1866.
The Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War (Utah)
The Black Hawk War, or Black Hawk's War, from 1865 to 1872, is the name of the estimated 150 military engagement between Mormon settlers in the Four Corners region and members of the Ute, Paiute, Apache and Navajo tribes, led by a local Ute chief, Antonga Black Hawk...
of 1867 between the settlers and the local Indians left Glenwood deserted for one year, but it was later resettled in 1868 after peace resumed.
Glenwood was an excellent site for a settlement, owing to fresh springs that naturally bubbled from the hills east of town. The springs still feed Glenwood's culinary water supply, and supply water for a State of Utah fish hatchery
Fish hatchery
A fish hatchery is a "place for artificial breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of animals, finfish and shellfish in particular". Hatcheries produce larval and juvenile fish primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems...
southeast of town. A gristmill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
was built in Glenwood that became the first of its kind in the county.
A ZCMI co-operative building was built on the intersection of Main and Center streets in 1873. For several years it was the largest building in the county. It still stands as the main historical landmark in town, although it is currently abandoned.
Geography
Glenwood is located at 38°45′44"N 111°59′22"W (38.762340, -111.989355).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land. The ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
for the town is 84730.
The Mill Canyon-Sage Flat Watershed Project located in the drainage above Glenwood is designed to reduce flood
Flood
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...
damage in the area. Completed in 1959, this was the first project constructed in the United States under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
The United States Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 is a United States statute. It has been amended several times.Under this Act, the Soil Conservation Service at the Department of Agriculture provides planning assistance and construction funding for projects constructed by...
. A major flood occurred during the final stages of completion, and local residents claimed the project paid for itself by controlling this one flood.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 437 people, 140 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 813.1 people per square mile (312.5/km²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 282.8 per square mile (108.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.40% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.23% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 140 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,192, and the median income for a family was $47,396. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $19,286 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $14,571. About 2.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Historically the town population has cycled, with a high of 564 in the 1920 Census, and a low of 212 in the 1970 Census.
Notable people
- Art Acord, an American silent film actor and rodeo champion, born in Prattsville (small unincorporated community generally considered part of Glenwood, though not technically within the official city boundaries).
- Jacob Peter Anderson, a botanist who collected throughout AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
from 1914 to 1940 while employed by the federal government. His collection of approximately 30,000 specimens is now housed in the University of Alaska Museum of the North. Mount Anderson (Alaska) is named for him. Born in Glenwood in 1874. - Elmer Cook, amateur paleontologist credited for originally bringing the fossils in the area of the Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentHagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentHagerman Fossil Beds National Monument near Hagerman, Idaho, contains the largest concentration of Hagerman Horse fossils in North America. The fossil horses for which the Monument is famous have been found in only one locale in the northern portion of the Monument called the Hagerman Horse Quarry...
to the attention of the scientific community; Trigonictis cooki (also known as Cook's Grison) was named after him. Born in Glenwood. - Harvey MatusowHarvey MatusowHarvey Matusow was a U.S. Communist who protected himself from HUAC by providing evidence against his former left-wing colleagues. His false accusations led to his own perjury conviction and to being blacklisted...
, McCarthy era personality - town resident - Ephraim P. Pectol, helped create the Capitol Reef National ParkCapitol Reef National ParkCapitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park, in south-central Utah. It is 100 miles long but fairly narrow. The park, established in 1971, preserves 378 mi² and is open all year, although May through September are the most popular months.Called "Wayne Wonderland" in the 1920s...
- born in Glenwood - LeConte StewartLeConte StewartLeConte Stewart was a Mormon artist primarily known for his landscapes of rural Utah. His media included oils, watercolors, pastel and charcoal, as well as etchings, linocuts, and lithographs. His home/studio in Kaysville, Utah is on the National Register of Historic Places.-Personal life:Stewart...
, a Mormon artist and former head of the Art Department at the University of UtahUniversity of UtahThe University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
- born in Glenwood in 1891
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sevier County, UtahNational Register of Historic Places listings in Sevier County, UtahThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sevier County, Utah.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sevier County, Utah, United States...
- Richfield, UtahRichfield, UtahRichfield is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Utah, in the United States, and is the largest city in southern-central Utah. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,551. It lies in the Mormon Corridor, just off of Interstate 70 about 40 miles east of its junction with...
- United OrderUnited OrderIn the Latter Day Saint movement, the United Order was one of several 19th century church collectivist programs. Early versions of the Order beginning in 1831 attempted to implement the Law of Consecration, a form of Christian communism, modeled after the New Testament church which had "all things...
External links
- Quality water equals quality fish at the Glenwood Hatchery from the Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesUtah Division of Wildlife ResourcesThe Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is part of the Utah Department of Natural Resources for the state of Utah in the United States. The mission of the Division of Wildlife Resources is to serve the people of Utah as trustee and guardian of the state's wildlife, and to ensure its future and...
- Report by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources on the Pyrgulopsis Chamberlini, also known as the Smooth Glenwood Pyrg, a species of spring snailSnailSnail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
whose only known location is in the springs around Glenwood - Report on the Pyrgulopsis Inopinana, also known as the Carinate Glenwood Pyrg, whose only known location is in the springs around Glenwood
- Glenwood Cooperative Store's entry on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
- Glenwood Mill photos from 2006
- Glenwood Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum
- Glenwood summary
- Dam safety information from Utah Division of Water Rights