title: Custer Township, Will County, Illinois
text: # Custer Township, Will County, Illinois
  
  Custer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,430 and it contained 612 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Custer Township was organized in 1886, and named after George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), an American Civil War general and Indian fighter.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.35 square miles (68.2 $km^2),$ of which 25.75 square miles (66.7 $km^2)$ (or 97.72%) is land and 0.61 square miles (1.6 $km^2)$ (or 2.31%) is water.
  
  