Glencoe ( ) is a city and the county seat of McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,744 at the 2020 census. A post office has been in operation at Glencoe since 1856. Glencoe was incorporated as a city in 1909.
99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,345 households in Glencoe, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.2% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 5,631 people, 2,220 households, and 1,467 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,424 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 4.8% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.8% of the population.
There were 2,220 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.06.
The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census
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! Year
! Republican
! Democratic
! Third parties
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| style="text-align:center;" |2020
| style="text-align:center;" |64.5% 1,898
| style="text-align:center;" |32.8% 965
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% 79
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| style="text-align:center;" |2016
| style="text-align:center;" |60.3% 1,629
| style="text-align:center;" |30.9% 834
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.8% 238
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2012
| style="text-align:center;" |57.3% 1,481
| style="text-align:center;" |40.0% 1,035
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% 71
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2008
| style="text-align:center;" |55.6% 1,427
| style="text-align:center;" |41.4% 1,062
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% 77
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2004
| style="text-align:center;" |60.6% 1,534
| style="text-align:center;" |37.8% 956
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% 41
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2000
| style="text-align:center;" |55.9% 1,225
| style="text-align:center;" |36.9% 809
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.2% 157
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1996
| style="text-align:center;" |36.8% 753
| style="text-align:center;" |47.3% 969
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.9% 326
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1992
| style="text-align:center;" |32.1% 713
| style="text-align:center;" |35.7% 794
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.2% 715
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1988
| style="text-align:center;" |55.1% 1,129
| style="text-align:center;" |44.9% 921
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1984
| style="text-align:center;" |62.8% 1,294
| style="text-align:center;" |37.2% 767
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
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| style="text-align:center;" |1980
| style="text-align:center;" |55.4% 1,197
| style="text-align:center;" |34.9% 754
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.7% 209
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1976
| style="text-align:center;" |53.2% 1,071
| style="text-align:center;" |44.1% 888
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% 56
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| style="text-align:center;" |1968
| style="text-align:center;" |56.8% 1,026
| style="text-align:center;" |39.5% 714
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% 66
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| style="text-align:center;" |1964
| style="text-align:center;" |45.8% 742
| style="text-align:center;" |54.1% 878
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% 1
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1960
| style="text-align:center;" |65.5% 1,026
| style="text-align:center;" |34.4% 538
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% 1
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Climate
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! Month !! Jan !! Feb !! Mar !! Apr !! May !! Jun !! July !! Aug !! Sep !! Oct !! Nov !! Dec !! Year
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| Average High°F || 20 || 27 || 39 || 55 || 70 || 80 || 83 || 80 || 72 || 59 || 39 || 25 || 54
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| Average Low°F || 1 || 8 || 21 || 34 || 47 || 57 || 62 || 59 || 48 || 36 || 22 || 8 || 34
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| Average Precipitation " || 0.66 || 0.6 || 1.58 || 2.48 || 3.44 || 4.71 || 3.62 || 4.41 || 2.93 || 2.05 || 1.71 || 0.69 || 28.88
|}
Film
The town was the subject of the French film director Louis Malle's documentary God's Country, filmed in 1979 and 1985. Numerous townspeople were interviewed by Malle, including dairy farmer and banker Clayton Hoese and his sons.
See also
- Glencoe Regional Health Services
References
External links
- Glencoe Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
- Glencoe–Silver Lake Public Schools
- Louis Malle's documentary about Glencoe