Glencoe, Minnesota
Glencoe, Minnesota | |
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 Downtown Glencoe | |
| Motto(s): "Small City, Big Future"[1] | |
 Location in McLeod County and the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′14″N 94°09′04″W / 44.77056°N 94.15111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | McLeod |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.17 sq mi (8.21 km2) |
| • Land | 3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,744 |
| • Density | 1,814.85/sq mi (700.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55336 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-23948[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394912[3] |
| Website | www |
Glencoe is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of McLeod County.[6] 5,744 people lived here at the 2020 census.[4]
History
Glencoe was planned out in 1855. It is named after Glen Coe in Scotland.[7] A post office has been in operation at Glencoe since 1856.[8] Glencoe was incorporated as a city in 1909.[7]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Glencoe, Minnesota!". City of Glencoe. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glencoe, Minnesota
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "P1. Race – Glencoe city, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 317.
- ↑ "McLeod County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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