Garfield, Minnesota

About Garfield

Garfield is a tiny community in western Minnesota with an estimated population of 337.

Garfield holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.81 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 416 residents per square mile.

📰 Garfield News Today

• Kim Jerome Johnson Obituary Feb 20, 2026 - Nelson-Doran Funeral Home Nelson-Doran Funeral Home · Jul 31
• Elaine Irene Mounsdon Obituary Jul 17, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory · Jul 17
• Garfield Lake Ice Racers celebrate 25th season of unique MN sport KAXE · Feb 19
• Minnesota couple airlifted after "dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide" found in home CBS News · Oct 13
• Thomas Garfield Olson obituaries.startribune.com · Nov 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Garfield Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Garfield — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Garfield

• State Street Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Garfield

• Lake Brophy County Park reviews ★
• Brophy Lake Public Water Access reviews ★
• Garfield Park reviews ★
• Garfield Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• La Grande Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Brophy Wayside Park reviews ★
• Lobster Lake WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• Pioneer Trail Wildlife Management Area, North Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pioneer Trail Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Garfield

• GARFIELD ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Garfield

🏘️ Nearby Communities