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History · Glenfield

Glenfield’s post office opened in 1886, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Glenfield began

When was Glenfield founded?

1886

The Glenfield post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1912.

2020 census: 94140 years
Founding year: the first Glenfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1912.

What stands out about Glenfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Glenfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Glenfield’s homes were built before 1957.
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The story so far

Glenfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glenfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Glenfield is a city in Foster County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2020 census. Glenfield was founded in 1912.

Its first post office opened in 1886. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 91 to 94 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Glenfield, decade by decade

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Questions about Glenfield’s history

What year was Glenfield founded?

The Glenfield post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1912.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.