Custer County Demographics:
Established January 8, 1881 with its county seat at Challis. Named for
the General Custer mine, which was named in honor of General George Custer
who died at the Battle of Little Bighorn. Its history begins with fur
traders and pathfinders as early as 1824; later in the 1860s and 1870s
prospectors and miners came. It contains portions of the Sawtooth, Salmon
River, White Cloud, Pioneer, Lost River, and White Knob Mountains and
contains the highest peaks in the state. County Seat: Challis. Land Area:
4,938 square miles.
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Land
Resources-- Land ownership, Land Use
Population-- Population by age
structure
Employment-- Industry and
employment type
Agriculture
Demographics --Number of farms, Land in farms, Size of farms.
Agriculture Production
-- Crop Sales, Livestock Sales, Market Value