Glidden, Texas
Unincorporated community in Colorado County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Glidden
Glidden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Colorado County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glidden had a population of 741. It lies just north of Interstate 10 and 3 miles (5 km) to the west of Columbus.
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How Glidden is governed
Glidden appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Colorado County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Glidden does have local officials.
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Residents of Glidden
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 661 in 2010 to 741 in 2020 (+12.1%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 741 |
| 2010 | 661 |
History
Located along the main line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the town site was originally established by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway in 1885. The post office was opened three years later, and the town served as a major railroad maintenance facility stop between Houston and El Paso. The community flourished during the Spanish–American War and the two world wars. Shortly after, the railroad movement from steam engines to those operating with diesel and electric rendered most of the railroad maintenance shops in Glidden obsolete. This caused the population to decrease to 150 residents by the late 1940s.
Between January 1911 and April 1912, a series of ax murders occurred in Texas and Louisiana, claiming 49 victims. Glidden was one of the numerous towns in which this type of homicide took place. It is believed that all victims died at the hands of an unidentified killer (or killers) during the reign of terror. In Glidden, a woman with her four children and a male guest were all murdered in their sleep in March 1912. There were several individuals suspected in the crimes in the different locations, but charges were dropped against all of them for lack of evidence. The murder cases remain unsolved.
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