Custer County, Montana

administration
Custer County Courthouse
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Miles City
Foundation :	1865
Demographics
Residents :	11,699 (2010)
Population density :	1.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	9824 km²
Water surface :	26 km²
map

Website : www.co.custer.mt.us

Custer County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Miles City .

history

GA Custer

The county was named after General George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876).

18 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 7, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	38	-
1880	2510	6,505.3%
1890	5308	111.5%
1900	7891	48.7%
1910	14,123	79%
1920	12,194	-13.7%
1930	11,242	-7.8%
1940	10,422	-7.3%
1950	12,661	21.5%
1960	13,227	4.5%
1970	12,174	-8th %
1980	13,109	7.7%
1990	11,697	-10.8%
2000	11,696	-0%
2010	11,699	0%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of Custer County (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , the county had 11,696 people. There were 4,768 households and 3,089 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.02% White, 0.09% African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 0.34% other races Groups; 0.97% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 4,768 households, 30.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 51.10% were married couples living together, 10.00% were single mothers. 35.20% were not families. 29.90% are single households and 12.30% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.10% residents under 18 years of age, 8.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household was 30,000 USD , and the median income for a family was 38,779 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,857 versus $ 18,343 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,876. 15.10% of the population and 10.10% of families are below the poverty line. 18.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.10% were 65 years of age or older.