Named for James A. Garfield Congressional district 3rd Area 1,479 km² County seat Burwell Unemployment rate 2.0% (Apr 2015) | Largest city Burwell Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Founded 1884 Population 2,035 (2013) Cities Burwell | |
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Website www.garfieldcounty.ne.gov Rivers North Loup River, Big Cedar Creek, Calamus River, Litle Cedar Creek, Little Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek, Hay Creek | ||
Garfield County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,049. Its county seat is Burwell. The county was organized in 1884 and named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.
Contents
- Map of Garfield County NE USA
- Geography
- Major highways
- Adjacent counties
- Demographics
- Communities
- References
Map of Garfield County, NE, USA
In the Nebraska license plate system, Garfield County is represented by the prefix 83 (it had the eighty-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 571 square miles (1,480 km2), of which 570 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.3%) is water.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,902 people, 813 households, and 529 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.79% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 813 households out of which 26.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 3.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.90% were non-families. 32.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 20.50% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 24.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,407, and the median income for a family was $34,762. Males had a median income of $24,563 versus $16,146 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,368. About 9.70% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.