Garfield County is a

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in the

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. As of the

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, the population was 2,049. Its

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is Burwell. The county was organized in 1884; it was named for James A. Garfield, 20th

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. In the Nebraska license plate system, Garfield County is represented by the prefix 83 (it had the 83rd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

Geography

The North Loup River runs through the southwest corner of Garfield County. According to the

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, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water.

Major highways

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Nebraska Highway 70 * N-91

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Nebraska Highway 96

Adjacent counties

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– east * Valley County – south * Custer County – southwest * Loup County – west * Holt County – north

Protected areas

* Calamus Reservoir State Park (partial) * Mirdan Canal State Wildlife Management Area

Demographics

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1790-1960 1900-1990
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, there were 1,902 people, 813 households, and 529 families in the county. The

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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%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05%

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, 0.37% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were

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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

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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. The county population contained 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

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for the county was $14,368. About 9.70% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the

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, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

* Burwell (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

* Deverre * Erina *

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Politics

Garfield County voters are reliably Republican. In only one national election since 1916 has the county selected the Democratic Party nominee. {{PresHead, place=Garfield County, Nebraska, source=Election Results
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References

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