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Garfield County

Garfield County

Published: 2020
By Eric Mlller
Garfield County has been called the furthest place from anywhere in the Continental United States. The county seat of Jordan sits in the middle of the 3.1 million acre region. Sand Springs greets traveler on the western half of the county on Highway 200, while Cohagen marks the midpoint of the southern half of the landscape on Highway 59. Brusett is a well-recognized region in the northwest that is only accessible on dirt roads. The Missouri River Breaks and Fort Peck Lake create the northern boundary, offering recreationalists a very diverse destination when visiting the county. There are approximately 1,250 people in Garfield County, with 600 in the incorporated town of Jordan. Agriculture is the primary industry and the collective culture of the population. Dryland wheat and barley are the predominate crops, followed by annual forages and a scattering of pulse crops. Cattle, both purebred operations and commercial herds dominate the landscape. While a historical sheep producing community, the sheep numbers have dwindled the past 20 years to only a few thousand head. Tourism in the forms of fishing, hunting, boating, and dinosaur digging are available throughout the year. The Hell Creek Formation and the Hell Creek State Park recreational area on Fort Peck Lake draw people from all over the world.
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