Custer City

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. George Armstrong Custer.

• Official Name — Custer City, Oklahoma • Settlement Type — Town • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Oklahoma • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Custer • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 1.57 • Area Land Km2 — 1.57 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.61 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.61 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 367 • Population Density Km2 — 233.28 • Population Density Sq Mi — 604.61 • Timezone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Timezone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation Ft — 1768 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 73639 • Area Code — 580 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 40-18950 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 2412398

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, all land.

As of the 2020 census, Custer City had a population of 367. The median age was 36.3 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 138 households in Custer City, of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.2% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 185 housing units, of which 25.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.1%. Racial composition as of the 2020 census • Race — Number — Percent • White — 240 — 65.4% • Black or African American — 6 — 1.6% • American Indian and Alaska Native — 12 — 3.3% • Asian — 0 — 0.0% • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander — 0 — 0.0% • Some other race — 6 — 1.6% • Two or more races — 103 — 28.1% • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) — 46 — 12.5%

As of the 2000 census, there were 393 people, 169 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The population density was 653.2 PD/sqmi. There were 206 housing units at an average density of 342.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 94.66% White, 3.56% Native American, 0.51% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

Custer City has three NRHP-listed sites: • Broadway Hotel • First National Bank of Custer City • J.J. Pyeatt’s General Store (off SH-33)

It is in the Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools school district. Previously Custer City had its own school district. In 1989, the district's enrollment was 200.

• William Brinkley (1917–1993), author and reporter • Tom Turner (1916-1986), Major League Baseball player