Glenwood, Utah

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Glenwood is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 437 at the 2000 census.

[edit] 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 Hyde (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.

[edit] Geography

Glenwood is located at 38°45′44″ N 111°59′22″ W (38.762340, -111.989355)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²), all 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 the local residents claim the project paid for itself by controlling this one flood.[1]

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 437 people, 140 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 312.5/km² (813.1/mi²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 108.7/km² (282.8/mi²). 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.[2]

[edit] Famous People

  • Art Acord, an American silent film actor and rodeo champion, born in Prattsville (considered part of Glenwood, though not technically within the official city boundaries).
  • 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 (Alaska) is named for him. Born in Glenwood in 1874.[3][4][5]
  • Elmer Cook, amateur paleontologist credited for originally bringing the fossils in the area of the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument to the attention of the scientific community; Trigonictis cooki (also known as Cook's Grison) was named after him. Born in Glenwood.[6]
  • Harvey Matusow, McCarthy era personality - town resident[7]
  • Ephraim P. Pectol, helped create the Capitol Reef National Park - born in Glenwood[8]
  • LeConte Stewart, a Mormon artist and former head of the Art Department at the University of Utah - born in Glenwood in 1891

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.water.utah.gov/planning/swp/sevier/swp_sr09.pdf found on page 9-2
  2. ^ http://www.governor.utah.gov/dea/HTMLBriefs/CityCountyBrief/Historic/CityPop.htm
  3. ^ http://juneauempire.com/whatsup/103102.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.zoominfo.com/directory/Anderson_Jacob_31152088.htm
  5. ^ http://www.uaf.edu/museum/info/arntn/FY04-Annual.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.nps.gov/hafo/crittercorner/mustelid.htm
  7. ^ http://www.gadflyonline.com/best_of_2001/MONDAY-ISSUES/FOOTNOTES.html
  8. ^ http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/from_war_to_war/thefathersofcapitolreefnationalpark.html

[edit] Additional reading

  • "Founded on Faith - A History of Glenwood, Utah 1864 - 1984." compiled and edited by Iva Lee Sorensen and Kay Bybee

[edit] External links

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