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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Custer County is a rural mountain county located in the center of the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1881, it was named for the General Custer Mine, where gold was discovered five years earlier (shortly after Custer's death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in eastern Montana). The population was 4,368 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Challis. The center of population of Idaho is located in Custer County, in the city of Stanley.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1872 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1907 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 2,176
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| 1900 | 2,049
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| 1910 | 3,001
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| 1920 | 3,550
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| 1930 | 3,162
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| 1940 | 3,549
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| 1950 | 3,318
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| 1960 | 2,996
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| 1970 | 2,967
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| 1980 | 3,385
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| 1990 | 4,133
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.custer.id.us/
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