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'Garden County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 2,292. Its county seat is Oshkosh⁶.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Garden County is represented by the prefix 77 (it had the seventy-seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

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Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

City, village and census-designated place

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,483 km² (1,731 mi²). 4,414 km² (1,704 mi²) of it is land and 69 km² (27 mi²) of it (1.54%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Sheridan County, Nebraska - north

★ Grant County, Nebraska - east

★ Arthur County, Nebraska - east

★ Keith County, Nebraska - southeast

★ Deuel County, Nebraska - south

★ Cheyenne County, Nebraska - southwest

★ Morrill County, Nebraska - west

Demographics

'Garden County Population by decade'

1910 - 3,538 1920 - 4,572 1930 - 5,099 1940 - 4,680 1950 - 4,114 1960 - 3,472 1970 - 2,929 1980 - 2,802 1990 - 2,460 2000 - 2,292

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,292 people, 1,020 households, and 658 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (1/mi²). There were 1,298 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.34% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,020 households out of which 24.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 32.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 24.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,458, and the median income for a family was $32,546. Males had a median income of $21,495 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,414. About 10.80% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

City, village and census-designated place

★ Lisco

★ Lewellen

★ Oshkosh