Garfield County, Nebraska

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Garfield County is a county located in the United States of Nebraska. It is home to over 1902 people (2000 census). Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 1710, It is the 15th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The county extends throughout a territory of 571.34 square miles (1479.76 square kilometre ), of which, 570.03 square miles (1476.37 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.31 square miles (3.39 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 62nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Nebraska.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1902 residents, 813 households, and 529 families in the county. The population density was 3.3 people per square mile (1.27/kmē), making its Nebraska's 21st least densely populated county. There were 1021 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.27 people, and the average family size was 2.88 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 1710, The racial makeup of the county was 1693 White, 1 Black or African American, 6 American Indian, 2 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 8 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27407, it is the 13th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $34762, it would be the 16th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $14368, it is the 13th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 437 pupils and students, of which 221 are male and 216 are female, 22.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 21 nursery or pri school, 23 kindergarten, 235 elementary school, 127 high school and 31 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Burwell City	Garfield County	1.04	1.04	0	1130	1091	13949	22569

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1902
April 2000 Estimate	1902
July 2000 Estimate	1891
July 2001 Estimate	1872
July 2002 Estimate	1868
July 2003 Estimate	1824
July 2004 Estimate	1809
July 2005 Estimate	1785
July 2006 Estimate	1754
July 2007 Estimate	1714
July 2008 Estimate	1710

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	10	11	21
Kindergarten	13	10	23
Elementary school	127	108	235
High school	67	60	127
College or graduate school	4	27	31

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Garfield County, Nebraska	$27407	$34762	$14368
Nebraska, United States	$39250	$48032	$19613
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587