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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $578 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garden County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oshkosh
, Lewellen
.
Neighboring
counties: Arthur County
, Cheyenne County
, Deuel County
, Grant County
, Keith County
, Morrill County
, Sheridan County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Garden County: Black
Ranch
(A),
Four D Ranch
(B),
Bluewater Battlefield Overlook Site
(C),
New Oshkosh
(D),
G Peterson Ranch
(E),
Buske Ranch
(F),
C Peterson Ranch
(G),
Carson Ranch
(H),
Adams Ranch
(I),
Olson Ranch
(J),
Chisum Ranch
(K),
Grace Ranch
(L),
Open Box Arrow Ranch
(M),
Cochran Ranch
(N),
Orr Ranch
(O),
Oshkosh Country Club
(P),
Smith Ranch
(Q),
M Peterson Ranch
(R),
Pawlet Ranch
(S),
Wells Camp
(T)
Churches in Garden County include: Rackett
Church
(A),
Kowanda Church
(B),
Antelope Valley Church
(C),
Evergreen Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Lisco
Memorial Cemetery
(1),
Oshkosh Cemetery
(2),
Ash Creek Cemetery
(3),
Ash Hollow Cemetery
(4),
Durham Cemetery
(5),
Plum Creek Cemetery
(6),
St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Pyle
Lake
(A),
Blue Stem Lake
(B),
Mud Hole Lake
(C),
Carey Lake
(D),
North Rapp Lake
(E),
Wilson Lake
(F),
Bluebaker Lake
(G),
McCarty Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ash
Creek
(A),
Rush Creek
(B),
Plum Creek
(C),
Mutton Creek
(D),
Richstein Run
(E),
Jones Run
(F),
Blue Creek
(G),
Lost Creek
(H),
Coldwater Creek
(I)
Parks in Garden County include: Ash
Hollow Geology Historical Marker
(1),
Ash Hollow Historical Marker
(2),
Ash Hollow State Historical Park
(3),
Clear Creek State Waterfowl Management Area
(4),
Battle of Blue Water Historical Marker
(5),
Windlass Hill Pioneer Homestead Historical Marker
(6),
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
(7),
John Hollman Grave Historical Marker
(8)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 23
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 21 (90% naturalized citizens)
| Garden
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2
- 1990
to 1994: 9
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 2
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 4
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Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,124
- One,
attached: 8
- Two:
19
- 3
or 4: 17
- 10
to 19: 14
- Mobile
homes: 116
Housing units in Garden County with a mortgage: 173 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 336 Agriculture
in Garden County
Average size of farms: 4237 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $210994
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $204224
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $119562
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.67
Corn for grain: 17555 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 45527 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 218 harvested acresGarden
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/7/1953, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Rail
transportation (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Sporting
goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (23%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (17%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Carpenters
(2%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Vietnam
(52%)
- United
Kingdom (19%)
- Mexico
(19%)
- Other
Northern Europe (10%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Garden County:
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- German
(43%)
- Irish
(10%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- English
(9%)
- Scotch-Irish
(5%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Polish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 730 (65%)
- Carpooled:
134 (12%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
141 (13%)
- Other
means: 6 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 111 (10%)
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60
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,855.
6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,633 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.24% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.93% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($13,776 average AGI)
3.31% relocated from other states ($13,878 average AGI)
| Garden
County: |
3.31% | | Nebraska
average: |
2.84% |
6.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,440 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.36% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.82% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($18,880 average AGI)
2.54% relocated to other states ($4,580 average AGI)
| Garden
County: |
2.54% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6
Births
per 1000 population in Garden County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Garden County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Garden County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 666 (606 aged, 60 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 2,231
- In
family households: 1,848 (557 male householders, 110 female householders)
557
spouses, 543 children (480 natural, 16 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 19 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 383 (143 male householders (124 living alone)), 210 female householders (202 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 61 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 405 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 326 1-person, 27 2-persons.
394 married couples with children.
86 single-parent households (29 men, 57 women).
97.0% of residents of Garden County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $33,120,000 ($15263 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $302,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,880,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,662,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,066,000
Federal grants: $7,839,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,596,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,077,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $313,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,183,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,851,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 73
| Here: |
37 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 201
| Here: |
101 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -1
| Here: |
-1 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -154
| Here: |
-77 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Garden County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 5
- 1995
to 1998: 27
- 1990
to 1994: 31
- 1980
to 1989: 110
- 1970
to 1979: 141
- 1960
to 1969: 135
- 1950
to 1959: 147
- 1940
to 1949: 161
- 1939
or earlier: 541
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Garden County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 4
- 3
rooms: 19
- 4
rooms: 100
- 5
rooms: 168
- 6
rooms: 165
- 7
rooms: 94
- 8
rooms: 88
- 9
or more rooms: 82
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Garden County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 8
- 3
rooms: 16
- 4
rooms: 64
- 5
rooms: 74
- 6
rooms: 41
- 7
rooms: 46
- 8
rooms: 24
- 9
or more rooms: 25
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garden County: |
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 34
- 2
bedrooms: 228
- 3
bedrooms: 286
- 4
bedrooms: 119
- 5
or more bedrooms: 50
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Garden County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 24
- 2
bedrooms: 123
- 3
bedrooms: 90
- 4
bedrooms: 44
- 5
or more bedrooms: 17
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Garden County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 20
- 1
vehicle: 194
- 2
vehicles: 289
- 3
vehicles: 132
- 4
vehicles: 54
- 5
or more vehicles: 33
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Garden County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 23
- 1
vehicle: 91
- 2
vehicles: 109
- 3
vehicles: 38
- 4
vehicles: 14
- 5
or more vehicles: 23
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61% of Garden County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Nebraska.
| Garden
County: |
60.7% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 1633
- Northeast:
28
- Midwest:
177
- South:
67
- West:
359
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (50%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Wood
(5%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (49%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity
(12%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: |
2.0% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: |
1.3% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6
| Here: |
54.5% | | Nebraska: |
20.0% |
Garden
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $4,604,000
All Other: $141,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,188,000
Regular Highways: $754,000
General - Other: $308,000
Financial Administration: $155,000
Police Protection: $132,000
Corrections - Other: $119,000
Central Staff Services: $106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
General Public Buildings: $41,000
Health Services - Other: $14,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000
All Other: $19,000
Highways: $16,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $1,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
General Support: $11,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
Interest Earnings: $81,000
Special Assessments: $7,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $302,000
General - Other: $62,000
Police Protection: $7,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Judicial: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,675,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $442,000
General Support: $117,000
All Other: $56,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,089,000
NEC: $40,000
Motor Vehicle License: $17,000
Total General Sales: $2,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $838,000
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