Garfield township, Phelps County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 547 (all rural)
| Males: 283 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 264 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 547 (412 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.62
| Garfield township: | 2.6 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Garfield township: | $49,776 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $438 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,398 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
| : | $104,398 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Bertrand.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Garfield township: Westmark Evangelical Free Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Immanuel Cemetery (1), Sandstrom Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Garfield township include: Lynder Federal Waterfowl Production Area (1), Cottonwood Federal Waterfowl Production Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 408
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 39
- South: 15
- West: 33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 77 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (36%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Apparel (2%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- German (47.3%)
- Swedish (20.3%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- English (2.7%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
- Russian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 203 (82%)
- Carpooled: 21 (9%)
- Walked: 12 (5%)
- Worked at home: 11 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.5% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 497- In family households: 411 (114 male householders, 18 female householders)
119 spouses, 150 children (139 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (44 male householders (39 living alone)), 33 female householders (28 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 10 2-persons,
136 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (11 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |