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Welcome to Custer County ...

Time Zone: Custer County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Custer is the Seat for Custer County.

Custer County was founded in 1875.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Custer had a population of 8,972 people. This is an increase of 8.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,275 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Custer represented 1.02% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Custer County:

  • Buffalo Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Custer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer is located in Custer County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <2>
  • Fairburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hermosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pringle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

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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