Carter County, Montana

Carter County
Carter County
County
	Carter County Courthouse in Ekalaka
	Location within the U.S. state of Montana
	Montana's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°30′N 104°32′W / 45.5°N 104.54°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1917
Named for	Thomas H. Carter
Seat	Ekalaka
Largest town	Ekalaka
Area
• Total	3,348 sq mi (8,670 km2)
• Land	3,341 sq mi (8,650 km2)
• Water	7.5 sq mi (19 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,415
• Estimate (2022)	1,382
• Density	0.42/sq mi (0.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.cartercountymt.info
	Montana county number 42;

Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,415,^[1] making it the seventh-least populous county in Montana. The county seat is Ekalaka.^[2]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.