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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 57,424. Carter County is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region of Northeast Tennessee. Carter County is named in honor of Landon Carter.
Early history
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Timeline
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| 1790 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1794 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1795 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1796 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1804 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 4,813
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| 1810 | 4,190
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| 1820 | 4,835
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| 1830 | 6,414
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| 1840 | 5,372
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| 1850 | 6,296
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| 1860 | 7,124
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| 1870 | 7,909
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| 1880 | 10,019
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| 1890 | 13,389
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| 1900 | 16,688
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| 1910 | 19,838
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| 1920 | 21,488
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| 1930 | 29,223
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| 1940 | 35,127
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| 1950 | 42,432
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| 1960 | 41,578
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| 1970 | 42,575
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| 1980 | 50,205
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| 1990 | 51,505
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Carter County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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