Garfield County, Nebraska
5 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,718
- Median household income
- $62,804
- ±5,871
- Unemployed
- 2.7%
- 25 of 915 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.9%
- 616 of 701 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Garfield | 1,839 (2021) | Po Box 897, Burwell | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Burwell | 1,091 (2021) | Po Box 604, Burwell | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burwell Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 730, Burwell | — |
| Burwell Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 490, Burwell | — |
| Burwell Rural Fire Protection District 5 | Local fire protection | Po Box 263, Burwell | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
190 I ST, Burwell, NE, 68823
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Market on the Square (BrokenkBow) (Broken Bow)
Ord Farmers' Market (Ord) · Ord's Extraordinary Farmers' Market (Valley County Courthouse Square Ord)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.