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Garfield, Minnesota

Garfield, Minnesota, in Douglas county, is 69 miles W of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center) and 126 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are 281 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Garfield

In Garfield, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Garfield had a median family income of $35,714.

Political Inclinations

Garfield folks tended to give their money ($2,000) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Garfield Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Garfield that were owner-occupied was 77%.

Commuting

In Garfield, 84% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	69 miles W of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	126 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Douglas
Standard Zip Codes	56332
Phone Area Codes	320
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.941
Longitude	-95.491

Station	ALEXANDRIA CHANDLER AP
Distance	6.8 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 17 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	36 to 55 F
Annual Precip	26 inches

Station	LONG PRAIRIE
Distance	30.2 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 19 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 58 F
Annual Precip	29.4 inches

Station	MORRIS WC EXP STN
Distance	30.2 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 18 F
Apr Temp	34 to 54 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	35 to 58 F
Annual Precip	25.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	281	100%
Male	129	45.9%
Female	152	54.1%
Under 18	83	29.5%
18+	198	70.5%
65+	28	10%
Median Age	30.8
Average Family Size	3.24
White	275	97.9%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.7%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	297
Growth	16
Growth %	5.7%

Ancestry	Percent
German	47.5%
Norwegian	22.2%
Irish	6.6%
Swedish	4.3%
Finnish	3.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.1%
Scotch-Irish	2.3%
Dutch	1.9%
Czech	1.9%
African	1.6%
Polish	1.6%
US/American	1.2%
English	0.8%
Scottish	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Garfield	281	$35,714
Alexandria	8,820	$38,245
Brandon	450	$38,500
Carlos	329	$44,250
Evansville	566	$36,364
Miltona	279	$38,958
Nelson	172	$35,694

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