Garfield County, Nebraska

Garfield County
Garfield County
County
	Garfield County Courthouse in Burwell
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°53′N 98°59′W / 41.89°N 98.98°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1884
Named for	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 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,813
• Density	3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.garfieldcounty.ne.gov

Garfield County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,813.^[1] Its county seat is Burwell.^[2] The county was organized in 1884; it was named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.^[3]

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).

^ "Garfield County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 134.

[1] "Garfield County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 134.

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