Carter, Texas

Carter is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Parker County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

Carter, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°54′32″N 97°44′39″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Parker
Area [1]
• Total	6.44 sq mi (16.68 km2)
• Land	6.43 sq mi (16.65 km2)
• Water	0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,129 ft (344 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,637
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	76082 (Springtown) 76085 (Weatherford)
Area codes	817, 682
FIPS code	48-13075
GNIS feature ID	2805831[2]

It is in the northern part of the county, spread over several low ridges and valleys draining south to the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and north to Walnut Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Trinity River. Texas State Highway 51 passes through the east side of the CDP, leading northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Springtown and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Weatherford, the Parker county seat. Fort Worth is 29 miles (47 km) to the southeast.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,637		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16]

Carter first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.^[17][16]

2020 Census

Carter CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[16]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,134	69.27%
Black or African American alone (NH)	14	0.86%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	9	0.55%
Asian alone (NH)	10	0.61%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.06%
Other race alone (NH)	13	0.79%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	125	7.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	331	20.22%
Total	1,637	100.00%