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 Hyde 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 Utahfish hatchery southeast of town. A gristmill was built in Glenwood that became the first of its kind in the county. A ZCMIco-operative building was built on the intersection of Main and Center streets in 1878. For several years it was the largest building in the county. As families moved out of Glenwood, Isaac Washington Pierce Jr., a resident of Glenwood, bought out all shares in the store and ran the store as a privately owned business for many years.. It still stands as the main historical landmark in town, although it is currently abandoned.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles, 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.
As of the census 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. There were 152 housing units at an average density of 282.8 per square mile. 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 couplesliving 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.
Notable people
Art Acord, an American silent film actor and rodeo champion known as the "Mormon Cowboy", born in Prattsville.
Jacob Peter Anderson, a botanist who collected throughout Alaska 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 is named for him. Born in Glenwood in 1874.
