What is the population of Garfield County?

The population of Garfield County, NE is 1,956.

Where is Garfield County located?

Garfield County, NE is located at latitude 41.9143600 and longitude -98.9913900. It is in United States.

What is the area of Garfield County?

The area of Garfield County, NE is 1480 km².

What is the elevation of Garfield County?

Garfield County, NE has an elevation of 701 meters (2300 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Garfield County in?

Garfield County, NE is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Garfield County changed?

The population of Garfield County, NE has decreased from 2,049 (2010) to 1,956 (2020), a change of -4.5%.

Garfield County, Nebraska

Garfield County: county in Nebraska, United States

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Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,049 and a population density of 1 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 1,956 inhabitants. Its county seat is Burwell. The county was created 142 years ago in 1883.

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Garfield County at a glance

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Burwell

Population 1,162

Quick Facts about Garfield County

Population	1,956 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Nebraska (United States)
Different from	Garfield County, Garfield County, Garfield County, Garfield County, Garfield County
Area	1480 km²
Water as percent of area	0.3%
Land as percent of area	99.7%
Latitude & Longitude	41.9144,-98.9914
Named for	James A. Garfield
Capital	Burwell
Establishment	January 01, 1884
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	16:16:18 (17th April 2026)
Density	1 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-4.75% (2010-2020)
Weather	64℉ Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Garfield County is located at 41°54'52"N 98°59'29"W (41.9143600, -98.9913900). It has 5 neighbors: Custer County, Holt County, Loup County, Valley County and Wheeler County.

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The largest city of Garfield County is Burwell with a population of 1,162. . See all Garfield County cities & populated places.

Garfield County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Garfield County.

City Name	Population	Title
Burwell	1,162	City in Garfield County, Nebraska, United States

Weather

64°F

Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

15 to 20 mph NW Friday

A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Garfield County has 5 neighbours.

Custer County county in Nebraska, United States
Holt County county in Nebraska, United States
Loup County county in Nebraska, United States
Valley County county in Nebraska, United States
Wheeler County county in Nebraska, United States

Burwell

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Garfield County decreased by 4.75% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	2,049	-	census
2011	2,010	-1.94%	estimation process
2012	1,994	-0.8%	estimation process
2013	2,022	1.38%	estimation process
2014	2,000	-1.1%	estimation process
2015	2,014	0.7%	estimation process
2016	1,994	-1%	estimation process
2017	1,986	-0.4%	estimation process
2018	1,974	-0.61%	estimation process
2019	1,969	-0.25%	estimation process
2020	1,956	-0.66%	estimation process

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