Garfield County, Nebraska
Garfield County, Nebraska | |
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Garfield County Courthouse in Burwell | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′N 98°59′W / 41.89°N 98.98°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Named after | James A. Garfield |
| Seat | Burwell |
| Largest city | Burwell |
| Area | |
• Total | 571 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| • Land | 570 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,813 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,801 |
| • Density | 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Garfield County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,813. Its county seat is Burwell. The county was organized in 1884; it was named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.
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).