Glenvil is a village in Clay County, Nebraska, United States.

Glenvil was founded in 1873 when the St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad was extended to that point.

[5] The Glenvil post office, first established in 1873 (in the year the settlement was first surveyed[6]) was spelled Glenville until 1914.

[6] Glenvil received national attention in 1997 when residents wrote letters to celebrities asking for money to help build a new playground.

Letters were sent to billionaire Warren Buffett, comedian Robin Williams, talk show hosts Jay Leno, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey; and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates asking for financial help.

Less than a month after Gates donated the $5,000 Merle Hinrichs, chairman of Asian Sources Media in Hong Kong, mailed a check for $20,000 after project organizers said they needed more money for playground equipment.

[8][9][10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), all land.

About 1.8% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen, sixty-five or over.