Custer County, Idaho

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administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : Challis
Foundation : January 8, 1881
Demographics
Residents : 4368  (2010)
Population density : 0.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 12,786 km²
Water surface : 29 km²
map
Map of Custer County within Idaho
Website : www.co.custer.id.us

Custer County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Challis .

geography

Custer County covers an area of ​​12,786 square kilometers, of which approximately 29 square kilometers are water. The highest mountain in Idaho is Borah Peak at 3857 meters.

history

The county is named after the General Custer Mine on the Yankee Fork Salmon River , where gold was found in 1876. Today 37 structures and places in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

towns and places

Cities and towns in Custer County are Challis , Clayton , Lost River , Mackay, and Stanley .

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 2176 -
1900 2049 -5.8%
1910 3001 46.5%
1920 3550 18.3%
1930 3162 -10.9%
1940 3549 12.2%
1950 3318 -6.5%
1960 2996 -9.7%
1970 2967 -1 %
1980 3385 14.1%
1990 4133 22.1%
2000 4342 5.1%
2010 4368 0.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Demographic data

The age structure in the county is as follows:

  • under 18 years = 25.5%
  • from 18-24 years = 4.8%
  • from 25-44 years = 29.9%
  • from 25-64 years = 29.3%
  • over 65 years = 14.5% .
  • The average age is 41 years .
  • The median annual income for a family (2000) was approximately $ 39,500.

  • Mount Borah as seen from US Route 93

  • Leatherman Peak, the second highest point in Idaho

Places in the county

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 399758. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Custer County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′  N , 114 ° 17 ′  W