Glenwood
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city in Mills County, Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- County
- Mills
- Total
- 2.93 sq mi (7.60 km )
- Land
- 2.92 sq mi (7.57 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
- Elevation
- 988 ft (301 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 5,389
- Density
- 1,735.7/sq mi (670.15/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 19-31350
- Website
- cityofglenwood .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Glenwood is the largest city in and the county seat of Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,073 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,358 in 2000. The city was originally founded by Mormons, before they left for Utah. After the Second World War, Glenwood became a center for meatpacking, particularly kosher meatpacking. Glenwood was impacted by significant flooding in 2019.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glenwood” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.