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Population (year 2000): 1,860. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,991 (+7.0% change)
Males: 894 (48.1%), Females: 966 (51.9%)
Custer County
Zip code:
57730
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $31,739 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,600 (year 2000)
Races in Custer:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (38.0%), Irish (14.3%),
English (11.4%), Norwegian (10.6%), French (4.0%), Scottish
(3.5%).
Elevation: 5318 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Custer
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Custer city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+3.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Custer:
- CUSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - CAH (1039
MONTGOMERY STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Custer:
- FALL RIVER HOSPITAL - CAH (about 27 miles; HOT
SPRINGS, SD)
- BLACK HILLS SURGERY CENTER LLP (about 35 miles;
RAPID CITY, SD)
- IHS PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; RAPID CITY,
SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Custer:
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 43 miles; RAPID CITY, SD;
ID: RAP)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 43 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 131 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Custer:
- CUSTER COUNTY (about 4 miles; CUSTER, SD; ID: CUT)
- CUSTER STATE PARK (about 18 miles; FAIRBURN, SD; ID:
3V0)
- HOT SPRINGS MUNI (about 32 miles; HOT SPRINGS, SD;
ID: HSR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Custer:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
35 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 197 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 208 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 244 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 247 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
Public high schools in Custer:
- CUSTER HI SCH (Students: 310; Location: 527
MONTGOMERY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- STAR EVERGREEN HIGH SCH (Students: 162;
Location: RR 1 BOX 98; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Custer:
- CUSTER ELEM (Students: 343; Location: 371
CROOK ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- CUSTER MIDDLE SCH (Students: 188; Location:
527 MONTGOMERY ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- STAR EVERGREEN JR HI (Students: 25; Location:
RR 1 BOX 98; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Custer:
- CUSTER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$69,068; Location: 447 CROOK STREET SUITE 4; 16,663
books; 484 audio materials; 811 video materials; 52
serial subscriptions)
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