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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 Arapaho is the Seat for Custer County.

Custer County was founded in 1891.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Custer had a population of 29,003 people. This is an increase of 5.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,580 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Custer represented 0.74% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Custer County:

  • Arapaho
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Butler is located in Custer County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clinton is located in Custer County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Custer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas is located in Custer County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <2>
  • Weatherford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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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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