Back مقاطعة كارتر (تينيسي) Arabic Carter County, Tennessee BAR Картър (окръг, Тенеси) Bulgarian চার্টার কাউন্টি, টেনেসি BPY Carter Gông (Tennessee) CDO Картер (гуо, Теннесси) CE Carter County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Tennessee) CEB Carter County, Tennessee Welsh Carter County (Tennessee) German Κομητεία Κάρτερ (Τενεσί) Greek
Carter County | |
|---|---|
 Carter County Courthouse in Elizabethton | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
 Tennessee's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′N 82°07′W / 36.3°N 82.12°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Named for | Landon Carter[1] |
| Seat | Elizabethton |
| Largest city | Elizabethton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 348 sq mi (900 km2) |
| • Land | 341 sq mi (880 km2) |
| • Water | 6.4 sq mi (17 km2) 1.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 56,356 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 56,410  |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,356.[2] Its county seat is Elizabethton.[3] The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760–1800), an early settler active in the "Lost State of Franklin" 1784-1788 secession from the State of North Carolina. Carter County is part of the Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, located in northeastern Tennessee.
- ^ Van West, Carroll. "Carter County". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Carter County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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