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Welcome to Custer County ...

Time Zone: Custer County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Broken Bow is the Seat for Custer County.

Custer County was founded in 1877.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Custer had a population of 10,777 people. This is a decrease of 1.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,905 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Custer represented 0.6% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Custer County:

  • Anselmo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ansley is located in Custer County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
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  • Arnold
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Arnold is located in Custer County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
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  • Berwyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berwyn is located in Custer County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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  • Broken Bow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Broken Bow is located in Custer County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
    • Broken Bow has also been known as:
    • Brokenbow
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  • Callaway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Comstock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Merna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Merna is located in Custer County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
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  • Oconto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oconto is located in Custer County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
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  • Sargent
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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