Custer County, Nebraska

Custer County
Custer County Courthouse in Broken Bow
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°23′N 99°44′W / 41.39°N 99.73°W / 41.39; -99.73
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedFebruary 17, 1877
Named afterGeorge Armstrong Custer
SeatBroken Bow
Largest cityBroken Bow
Area
  Total
2,576 sq mi (6,670 km2)
  Land2,576 sq mi (6,670 km2)
  Water0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  0.01%
Population
  Estimate 
(2021)
10,460
  Density4.06/sq mi (1.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.custer.ne.us

Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,545. Its county seat is Broken Bow. The county was formed in 1877 and named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Custer County is represented by the prefix 4 (it had the fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).