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Also known as Carter County, Missouri, Carter County, MO

county in Missouri, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Missouri
Founded
March 10, 1859
Named after
Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812
Seat
Van Buren
Largest city
Van Buren
Total
509 sq mi (1,320 km )
Land
507 sq mi (1,310 km )
Water
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km )
Estimate 2025
5,418
Density
10/sq mi (3.9/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
8th

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Missouri
Contains
Van Buren
Capital
Van Buren
Population
5202
Area
1318
Shares border with
Butler County
Image
Carter County, Missouri, county courthouse - 2013-10-26.jpg
Households
2334
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Commons category
Carter County, Missouri
native label
Carter County
inception
1859-05-10
different from
Carter County
water as percent of area
0.3
per capita income
23382
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Encyclopedic overview

Carter County is a county in the Ozarks of Missouri. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,202. The largest city and county seat is Van Buren. The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carter County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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