Garfield

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Garfield

Total population

475

Median home value

$221,200

23%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,625

Garfield$71k

National$74k

Weather82°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates47.01°, -117.14°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Garfield is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 562 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Garfield, WA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Nearby places in Washington

• Farmington
  7 mi away
• Palouse
  7.5 mi away
• Colfax
  12.3 mi away · pop. 2,708
• Albion
  16 mi away
• Rosalia
  19.2 mi away
• Malden
  21.8 mi away
• Endicott
  26.4 mi away
• Rockford
  30.5 mi away
• Uniontown
  32.7 mi away · pop. 400
• Cheney
  39.2 mi away
• LaCrosse
  39.6 mi away
• Clarkston
  41.3 mi away

Browse all places in Washington →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Garfield

Report of Farmers' Institute held at Garfield, Washington

Farmers' Institute (1892 Garfield, Wash.) · 1892

Special problem report

Elizabeth Earle Boyington · 1973

Oration at the unveiling of the statue of James A. Garfield [Washington, D.C., May 12, 1887]

Joseph Warren Keifer · 1887

James A. Garfield

Carol Brunelli · 2001

Guiteau trial

John K. Porter · 1882

Garfield County, Washington

1909

Shorelines inventory, Garfield County, Washington

1973

An illustrated history of southeastern Washington

Richard F. Steele · 1906

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire PALOUSE RIVER, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 12 mi
• Wildfire WELLS ROAD, Whitman, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 24 mi
• Wildfire ALPOWA, Asotin, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 42 mi
• Wildfire OLD TRAILS, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 50 mi
• Wildfire FAIRVIEW, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 52 mi
• Wildfire LITTLE GOOSE, Columbia, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 56 mi
• Wildfire AUTUMN LANE, Spokane, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 59 mi
• Wildfire NUNAMAKER ROAD, Franklin, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 67 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

California Flattened Jumping Spider

Platycryptus californicus

Seen 2026-09-23

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-12

Hunt's Bumble Bee

Bombus huntii

Seen 2026-09-12

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-12

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Seen 2026-09-09

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Seen 2026-08-31

Thick-legged Hover Fly

Syritta pipiens

Seen 2026-08-28

common hareleaf

Lagophylla ramosissima

Seen 2026-08-28

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

Seen 2026-08-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).