Custer County, South Dakota

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Custer County
Custer County Courthouse, Custer.jpg
Custer County Seal.jpg
Map of South Dakota highlighting Custer County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
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South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°41′N103°28′W / 43.68°N 103.46°W / 43.68; -103.46
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota
Founded1875 (created)
1877 (organized)
Named for George Armstrong Custer
Seat Custer
Largest cityCuster
Area
  Total1,559 sq mi (4,040 km2)
  Land1,557 sq mi (4,030 km2)
  Water2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
  Total8,318
  Estimate 
(2023)
9,117 Increase2.svg
  Density5.3/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district At-large
Website www.custercountysd.com

Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,318. [1] Its county seat is Custer. [2] The county was created in 1875, and was organized in 1877. [3]

Contents

Custer County is home to two of the three longest caves in the United States: Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National Park.

Geography

Custer County lies on the west line of South Dakota. Its west boundary line abuts the east boundary line of the state of Wyoming. The Cheyenne River flows northeastward along the upper portion of the county's east boundary. Battle Creek flows southeastward in the upper eastern part of the county, discharging into Cheyenne River along the county's northeastern boundary line. Spring Creek flows northeastward through the upper eastern part of the county, discharging into the river just north of the county border. The county terrain is mountainous, especially its western portion. [4] The terrain slopes to the east; its lowest point is its NE corner at 2,461 ft (750 m) above sea level (ASL). Its highest point is a mountain crest along the north boundary line, at 6,657 ft (2,029 m) ASL. [5]

Custer County has a total area of 1,559 square miles (4,040 km2), of which 1,557 square miles (4,030 km2) is land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) (0.1%) is water. [6]

Major highways

Custer County sign on US16/US385 Custer County SD sign US16 US385.jpg
Custer County sign on US16/US385

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 995
1890 4,891391.6%
1900 2,728−44.2%
1910 4,45863.4%
1920 3,907−12.4%
1930 5,35337.0%
1940 6,02312.5%
1950 5,517−8.4%
1960 4,906−11.1%
1970 4,698−4.2%
1980 6,00027.7%
1990 6,1793.0%
2000 7,27517.7%
2010 8,21612.9%
2020 8,3181.2%
2023 (est.)9,117 [7] 9.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1960 [9] 1900-1990 [10]
1990-2000 [11] 2010-2020 [1]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 8,318 people, 3,794 households, and 2,552 families residing in the county. [12] The population density was 5.3 inhabitants per square mile (2.0/km2). There were 4,837 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 8,216 people, 3,636 households, and 2,427 families in the county. The population density was 5.3 inhabitants per square mile (2.0/km2). There were 4,628 housing units at an average density of 3.0 units per square mile (1.2 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.2% white, 2.9% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 42.1% were German, 13.1% were Irish, 11.4% were English, 10.8% were Norwegian, and 7.9% were American.

Of the 3,636 households, 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.3% were non-families, and 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.65. The median age was 50.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,743 and the median income for a family was $58,253. Males had a median income of $39,194 versus $29,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,353. About 4.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Townships

The county is divided into two areas of territory:

Politics

Custer County voters are strongly Republican. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

United States presidential election results for Custer County, South Dakota [13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 3,85270.11%1,52227.70%1202.18%
2016 3,29369.75%1,12123.74%3076.50%
2012 3,06267.74%1,33529.54%1232.72%
2008 2,90964.54%1,47532.73%1232.73%
2004 2,92267.89%1,27229.55%1102.56%
2000 2,49569.83%95526.73%1233.44%
1996 1,74051.83%1,12233.42%49514.75%
1992 1,42242.28%1,07832.05%86325.66%
1988 1,80659.49%1,18038.87%501.65%
1984 2,18371.27%85828.01%220.72%
1980 2,05769.61%70823.96%1906.43%
1976 1,37357.09%99541.37%371.54%
1972 1,47664.48%79834.86%150.66%
1968 1,14355.38%72735.22%1949.40%
1964 1,14249.27%1,17650.73%00.00%
1960 1,53363.58%87836.42%00.00%
1956 1,51463.96%85336.04%00.00%
1952 1,72572.57%65227.43%00.00%
1948 1,21756.66%91742.69%140.65%
1944 1,28864.40%71235.60%00.00%
1940 1,79660.94%1,15139.06%00.00%
1936 1,36546.88%1,51952.16%280.96%
1932 97738.05%1,54860.28%431.67%
1928 1,46466.85%71532.65%110.50%
1924 83353.36%23615.12%49231.52%
1920 78460.82%38329.71%1229.46%
1916 39242.11%48852.42%515.48%
1912 00.00%41945.89%49454.11%
1908 48749.39%42843.41%717.20%
1904 53665.53%22827.87%546.60%
1900 48353.37%41545.86%70.77%
1896 42945.30%51554.38%30.32%
1892 50349.27%16616.26%35234.48%

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