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A town of 161.

Population
161
residents
Median age
11.8
years
Land area
36 sq mi
Small town

161 people, and everyone knows the way

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64°
Areas Of Fog then Patchy Fog
H 66° · L 58°

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Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Custer has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–44°
Spring37–65°
Summer61–89°
Fall39–68°
Oct 11
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Custer is

Custer beats the Kansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Kansas
7 better18 too close to call7 worse
What stands outCusterKS
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.2%11.2%
Fewer uninsured adults7.4%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.7%8.1%
Decatur Health
8.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Custer is conserved land

9.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Custer: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,745 acres
9.6 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Custer

Township in Kansas, United States

Custer Township is a township in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 48.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
48
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
2,664 ft

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