Custer County, Idaho
Founding: 1881 Parent counties: Alturas, Idaho, and Lemhi Namesake: The General Custer Mine, which operated within the county Seat: Challis (1881–) Land area: 4,921 square miles Population (2020): 4,275 Population (historic): 1,870 (1890); 3,001 (1910); 3,162 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1920; 1930s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Five cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 230 (7.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,152 Average outbuilding value (1930): $746 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 379 Average farm size (1920): 130.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Challis Namesake: Alvah Challis, platter Founding: 1876 (platting); 1878 (p...