Custer County, Nebraska
Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,545. Its county seat is Broken Bow. The county was formed in 1877 and named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Custer County | |
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Custer County Courthouse in Broken Bow | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′N 99°44′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 17 February 1877 |
| Named for | George Armstrong Custer |
| Seat | Broken Bow |
| Largest city | Broken Bow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,576 sq mi (6,670 km2) |
| • Land | 2,576 sq mi (6,670 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) 0.01% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2021) | 10,460 |
| • Density | 4.06/sq mi (1.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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).
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