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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Custer Township is a township in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 104.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 110 to 104 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1941.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Custer yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Custer, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Custer is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Custer has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Geodetic Center of the United States in Delhi, 6.1 miles away.

Custer and the nearest listed places

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Geodetic Center of the United StatesNorth Rock Creek Masonry Arch BridgeEast Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss BridgeAntelope Creek Masonry Arch BridgeGarden of EdenLucas School Gymnasium

Closest to Custer

Geodetic Center of the United StatesDelhi · Built 19136.1miNorth Rock Creek Masonry Arch BridgeBlue Hill · Built 19367.4miEast Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss BridgeDelhi · Structure10.9miAntelope Creek Masonry Arch BridgeWalnut Creek · Structure10.9miGarden of EdenLucas · Site15.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Geodetic Center of the United States’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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