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Name | Custer |
Alt names | Big Horn | source: Resource:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990, 1870 census | | Custer | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Located in | Montana, United States (1877 - ) |
See also | Carbon, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Carter, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fallon, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Powder River, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Prairie, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Rosebud, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sweet Grass, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wibaux, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Yellowstone, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,867. Its county seat is Miles City. The county was established on June 2, 1865 as one of the nine original counties of the Territory of Montana named Big Horn County, and was renamed on February 16, 1877 in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1877 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1877 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1877 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1877 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1877 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1895 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1870 | 38
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1880 | 2,510
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1890 | 5,308
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1900 | 7,891
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1910 | 14,123
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1920 | 12,194
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1930 | 11,242
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1940 | 10,422
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1950 | 12,661
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1960 | 13,227
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1970 | 12,174
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1980 | 13,109
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1990 | 11,697
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Note: The first Big Horn County was renamed Custer in 1877. The present Big Horn County was created in 1913.
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mtcuster/
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