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Custer County
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county in central Idaho, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- Founded
- January 8, 1881
- Named after
- General Custer gold mine
- Seat
- Challis
- Largest city
- Challis
- Total
- 4,937 sq mi (12,790 km )
- Land
- 4,921 sq mi (12,750 km )
- Water
- 16 sq mi (41 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,636
- Density
- 0.88/sq mi (0.34/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- custercountyidaho .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Leatherman Peak, 12,228 feet (3,727 m), second highest in Idaho, in the Lost River Range in eastern Custer County
Custer County is a rural mountain county in the center of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,275, making it the fifth-least populous county in Idaho. The county seat is Challis. Established in 1881, the county was named for the General Custer Mine, where gold was discovered five years earlier. Custer County relies on ranching, mining, and tourism as its main resources.
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