Editing Custer City, Oklahoma

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'''Custer City''' is a town in [[Custer County, Oklahoma|Custer County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. Custer City is northeast of [[Clinton, Oklahoma|Clinton]] and northwest of [[Weatherford, Oklahoma|Weatherford]] along [[Oklahoma State Highway 33|Oklahoma 33]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Custer+City,+OK+73639/@35.6638706,-98.8971526,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87aea17a640af635:0xb4549c8bb736a8ee!8m2!3d35.6650491!4d-98.8831418| title= Custer City, Oklahoma| publisher= Google Maps | accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>  The population was 367 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Custer%20City%20town,%20Oklahoma   |title=Custer City (town), Oklahoma|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 29, 2023}}</ref>

Custer City was originally known as Graves, and a post office was established there on January 22, 1894.  The post office changed its name to Custer City on September 28, 1904, in honor of Lt. Col. [[George Armstrong Custer]].<ref name=OHS>{{cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CU009 |title=Custer City|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society|accessdate=August 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 854
|1920= 671
|1930= 698
|1940= 641
|1950= 479
|1960= 448
|1970= 486
|1980= 530
|1990= 443
|2000= 393
|2010= 375
|2020= 367
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 393 people, 169 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|653.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 206 housing units at an average density of {{convert|342.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 169 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $13,409 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,165. About 18.4% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 54.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Historical Sites==
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Oklahoma}}
Custer City has three NRHP-listed sites:
* [[Broadway Hotel (Custer City, Oklahoma)|Broadway Hotel]]
* [[First National Bank of Custer City]]
* J.J. Pyeatt’s General Store (off SH-33)

==Education==
It is in the [[Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools]]<!--UNI 00015--> school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40039_custer/DC20SD_C40039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Custer County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40039_custer/DC20SD_C40039_SD2MS.txt Text list] - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st40_ok/c40039_custer/DC10SD_C40039_001.pdf 2010 map] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st40_ok/c40039_custer/DC10SD_C40039_SD2MS.txt 2010 list]</ref>

Previously Custer City had its own school district. In 1989, the district's enrollment was 200.<ref>{{cite web|last=Killackey|first=Jim|url=https://www.oklahoman.com:443/story/news/1989/12/17/school-consolidation-may-ease-money-woes-in-custer-county/62582301007/|title=School Consolidation May Ease Money Woes in Custer County|newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]]|date=1989-12-17|access-date=2024-10-13}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[William Brinkley]] (1917–1993), author and reporter
* [[Tom Turner (catcher)|Tom Turner]] (1916-1986), Major League Baseball player

==References==
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==External links==
* Wilson, Linda D. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CU009 "Custer City,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', 2009. Accessed March 18, 2015.

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[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
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