Garfield is a town in Benton County,

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, United States. The population was 502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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region.

History

Garfield was

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ted in 1883. A post office has been in operation at Garfield since 1887.

Geography

Garfield is located in northeast Benton County at (36.450152, -93.973519).

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passes through the town, leading northeast to Gateway near the

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border and southwest to

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. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 490 people, 177 households and 136 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 198 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.35%

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, 1.43% Native American, 0.61%

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, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were

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of any race. There were 177 households, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. The

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was $33,393 and the median family income was $38,750. Males had a median income of $27,031 versus $22,404 for females. The

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for the town was $13,159. About 9.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students in most of Garfield is provided by the

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. A northern portion is within the

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. The former school district operates Garfield Elementary School, and this school feeds into Lingle Middle School and

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. The latter school district operates

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References

External links

Town of Garfield official website
{{authority control Towns in Benton County, Arkansas Towns in Arkansas Northwest Arkansas 1883 establishments in Arkansas