Custer County, Montana

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Custer County, Montana is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 11696 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 11149, It is the 17th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Montana. It is spread over 3793.22 mi˛ (9824.39 square kilometre), of which, 3783.13 square miles (9798.26 square kilometre ) of it is land and 10.09 square miles (26.13 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 11th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 11696 residents, 4768 households, and 3092 families in the county. The population density was 3.1 people per square mile (1.2/km˛), making its Montana's 25th most densely populated county. There were 5360 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile (0.54/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.36 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. Its population was estimated at 11149 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 10767 White, 16 Black or African American, 199 American Indian, 29 Asian, 7 Native Hawaiian, and 131 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30000, it would be the 27th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $38779, it is 16th wealthiest county by median family income in Montana. The per capita income for the county was $15876, making it the 24th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Montana.

In 2000, 2903 pupils and students, of which 1420 are male and 1483 are female, 24.82% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 152 nursery or pri school, 142 kindergarten, 1342 elementary school, 753 high school and 514 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Ismay Town	Custer County	0.42	0.42	0	26	62.5	9852	32083
2	Miles City City	Custer County	3.28	3.27	0	8487	2593.3	16449	29847

Year	Population
April 2000 census	11696
April 2000 Estimate	11696
July 2000 Estimate	11667
July 2001 Estimate	11426
July 2002 Estimate	11405
July 2003 Estimate	11278
July 2004 Estimate	11305
July 2005 Estimate	11167
July 2006 Estimate	11084
July 2007 Estimate	11165
July 2008 Estimate	11149

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	51	101	152
Kindergarten	69	73	142
Elementary school	740	602	1342
High school	374	379	753
College or graduate school	186	328	514

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Custer County, Montana	$30000	$38779	$15876
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587