Custer County, Nebraska

Custer County
Custer County Courthouse in Broken Bow
Custer County Courthouse in Broken Bow
Map of Nebraska highlighting Custer County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°23′N 99°44′W / 41.39°N 99.73°W / 41.39; -99.73
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedFebruary 17, 1877
Named forGeorge Armstrong Custer
SeatBroken Bow
Largest cityBroken Bow
Area
 • Total2,576 sq mi (6,670 km2)
 • Land2,576 sq mi (6,670 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  0.01%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021)
10,460[1]
 • Density4.06/sq mi (1.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.custer.ne.us
Custer County

Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,545.[1] Its county seat is Broken Bow.[2] The county was formed in 1877[3] and named after General George Armstrong Custer,[4] who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Custer County is represented by the prefix 4 (it had the fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Burr, George L. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Vol. 1. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 105.
  4. ^ "Nebraska Association of County Officials : Home". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2008.

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