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Population (year 2000): 1,253. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,228 (-2.0% change)
Males: 583 (46.5%), Females: 670 (53.5%)
Carroll County
Zip code:
51443
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $35,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,200 (year 2000)
Races in Glidden:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Ancestries: German (45.8%), Irish (9.2%), United
States (6.5%), English (6.0%), Danish (5.7%), Dutch (3.0%).
Elevation: 1230 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Glidden
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Glidden city
- Never married: 30.3%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 5.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +159 (+14.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Glidden:
- ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
CARROLL, IA)
- STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
LAKE CITY, IA)
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
JEFFERSON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Glidden:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 83 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glidden:
- ARTHUR N NEU (about 5 miles; CARROLL, IA; ID: CIN)
- ROCKWELL CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; ROCKWELL CITY,
IA; ID: 2Y4)
- SAC CITY MUNI (about 27 miles; SAC CITY, IA; ID:
SKI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Glidden:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 101
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
Public high school in Glidden:
- GLIDDEN-RALSTON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
210; Location: 602 IDAHO; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Glidden:
- GLIDDEN-RALSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
192; Location: 602 IDAHO; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Glidden:
- GLIDDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$28,883; Location: 110 IDAHO STREET; 9,635 books; 110
audio materials; 275 video materials; 30 serial
subscriptions)
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