Custer County, Oklahoma

Custer County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,595 (1,002 ). 2,555 km² (987 sq mi) of it is land and 40 km² (15 sq mi) of it (1.55%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-40.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 183.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 33.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 47.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 54.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 73.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,142 people, 10,136 households, and 6,578 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 11,675 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.41%, 2.87% or , 5.81% , 0.88% , 0.04% , 5.80% from , and 3.20% from two or more races. 9.03% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,136 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 17.40% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,524, and the median income for a family was $37,247. Males had a median income of $27,066 versus $19,479 for females. The for the county was $15,584. About 12.40% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.