Glenwood Minnesota Map

About Glenwood, Minnesota

Glenwood is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,657. The population density is 181.3 people per km². Glenwood is located at 45.6624°N, 95.3884°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Glenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56334.

Glenwood occupies a glacial basin where the earth opens to reveal the expansive, crystalline depths of Lake Minnewaska. It lies 16.2 miles south of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 182°T), and is situated 25.7 miles east of Morris. The surrounding terrain rises in modest, undulating swells that hold the morning mist, while the nearby Blue Mounds break the horizon to the west with a subtle, stony presence. During the long, quiet winters, the air gains a sharp, metallic clarity, turning the land into a monochromatic study of frost and shadow. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the water, the landscape transitions into a vast, productive prairie that stretches toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional woodlot or the distant, winding path of Outlet Creek.

Glenwood maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that honors its history as a hub for the surrounding agricultural plains. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the success of the harvest dictates the pulse of the main thoroughfare, and the heritage of early settlers persists in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the center. Just beyond the edge of the developed grid, the Pope County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory life, preserving a quiet, wilder state of existence that contrasts with the domestic order of the streets. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy gold quality, catching the edges of the fields and the surface of Lake Minnewaska, marking the end of another day in a place that measures time by the slow accumulation of seasons rather than the frantic pace of the outside world.

About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.662387, -95.388363. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Glenwood includes the ZIP code (56334), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pope County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (Minnewaska School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.