What is the population of Custer County?

The population of Custer County, OK is 28,648.

Where is Custer County located?

Custer County, OK is located at latitude 35.6388600 and longitude -99.0015000. It is in United States.

What is the area of Custer County?

The area of Custer County, OK is 12786 km².

What is the elevation of Custer County?

Custer County, OK has an elevation of 525 meters (1722 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Custer County in?

Custer County, OK is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Custer County changed?

The population of Custer County, OK has increased from 27,469 (2010) to 28,648 (2020), a change of 4.3%.

Custer County, Oklahoma

Custer County: county in central Idaho, United States

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Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,469 and a population density of 2 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 28,648 inhabitants. Its county seat is Challis. The county was created 145 years ago in 1881.

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Custer County at a glance

Custer County currently has 6 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Weatherford

Population 11,901

Quick Facts about Custer County

Population	28,648 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Oklahoma (United States)
Different from	Custer County, Custer County, Custer County, Custer County, Custer County
Area	12786 km²
Water as percent of area	0.3%
Land as percent of area	99.7%
Latitude & Longitude	35.6389,-99.0015
Named for	George Armstrong Custer
Altitude	1,762 feet / 537 meters
Capital	Challis
Establishment	January 08, 1881
Time Zone	Mountain Time Zone
Local time	04:07:59 (15th April 2026)
Density	2 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	4.12% (2010-2020)
Weather	81℉ Sunny 7-days weather

Geography

Custer County is located at 35°38'20"N 99°0'5"W (35.6388600, -99.0015000). It has 2 neighbors: Blaine County and Lemhi County.

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The largest city of Custer County is Weatherford with a population of 11,901. Other cities include, Clinton population 8,951, Thomas population 1,178, Arapaho population 788 and Custer City population 380. See all Custer County cities & populated places.

Custer County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Custer County.

City Name	Population	Title
Weatherford	11,901	Human settlement in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Clinton	8,951	City in Oklahoma, United States
Thomas	1,178	City in Oklahoma, United States
Arapaho	788	Town in Oklahoma
Custer City	380	City in and county seat of Custer County, South Dakota, United States
Butler	289	Town in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States

Weather

81°F

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8 to 13 mph WSW Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 81.

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Official website of Custer County

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Custer County has 2 neighbours.

Blaine County county in Idaho, United States
Lemhi County county in Idaho, United States

Challis

Demographics

The population of Custer County increased by 4.12% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	27,469	-	census
2011	27,796	1.18%	estimation process
2012	28,590	2.78%	estimation process
2013	29,310	2.46%	estimation process
2014	29,509	0.67%	estimation process
2015	29,565	0.19%	estimation process
2016	29,222	-1.17%	estimation process
2017	28,974	-0.86%	estimation process
2018	28,995	0.07%	estimation process
2019	29,003	0.03%	estimation process
2020	28,648	-1.24%	estimation process

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People born in Custer County (1)

American writer Beatrice Sparks was born in Custer County

Other places with the same name (5)

Custer County, Montana county in Montana, United States with a population of 11,292 people.
Custer County, Nebraska county in Nebraska, United States with a population of 10,626 people.
Custer County, South Dakota county in South Dakota, United States of America with a population of 9,017 people.
Custer County, Colorado county in Colorado, United States with a population of 5,183 people.
Custer County, Idaho county in central Idaho, United States with a population of 4,315 people.

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Tulsa	403,166	The second most populous city in Oklahoma and the center of the Tulsa metropolitan area.
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Canadian County	153,192	County in Oklahoma, United States
Norman	125,762	The second most populous city in Oklahoma.
Comanche County	121,099	County in Oklahoma, United States
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