1799Government
=== Climate ===
== History ==
The city of Glasgow was established by the Kentucky state assembly in 1799.
1803Government
A post office was established in 1803, and the town received its city rights in 1809.
1875Government
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University was originally in Glasgow when it was established in 1875, but 10 years later it moved to its present-day location in Bow...
1922History
Leech - January 1922 - December 1925
In the mid-1990s, Glasgow began its own cable system for television and internet access.
1926History
Clayton - January 1926 - December 1935
Brice T.
1946History
Harlin - January 1946 - December 1949
Winn Davis - January 1936 - December 1945
J.
1954History
Earl Walbert - January 1954 - December 1957
Leslie Moran - January 1950 - December 1953
Sewell C.
1958History
Grissom - January 1958 - December 1961
W.
1966History
Lessenberry - January 1966 - September 1968
Lynn Mayfield - January 1962 - December 1965
William H.
1986History
Honeycutt - January 1986 - December 2002
Luska Twyman - September 1968 - December 1985
Robert A.
1998Education
Since 1998, WKU has operated a regional campus in Glasgow.
2003History
Pickett - January 2003 - December 2010
Charles B.
2007History
In 2007, Barren County was named the number one rural place to live by The Progressive Farmer magazine.
2008History
In November 2008, the city voted Yes on Proposition 8, making it legal for restaurants to sell liquor by the drink to the public; package sales were still prohibited.
2010History
== Demographics ==
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,208 people, 5,994 households, and 3,619 families residing in the city.
2011Government
The municipal service had saved its residents $32 million over proprietary providers through 2011.
2016History
Another vote in 2016 legalized liquor sales throughout all of Barren County, and also legalized package sales and liquor by the drink in taverns.
2023Government
Mayors of Glasgow:
Henry Royse - January 2023 – present
Harold Armstrong - January 2019 – December 2022
Dick Doty - January 2015 - December 2018
Rhonda Riherd Trautman - Januar...
2026Economy
In February 2026, Kingspan Group PLC, parent company of Tate, a data center infrastructure company announced a $76 million investment, first presented in October 2025, to open i...