Carter County, Tennessee
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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.
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Carter County | |
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Coordinates: 36°18′N 82°07′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 |
• Density | 168/sq mi (65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
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