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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 56,742. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 58,865. Its county seat is Elizabethton.
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.
Early history
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As part of North Carolina counties
Watauga Association
Carter County was the first permanent settlement outside the original 13 American colonies. The site of the first majority-rule system of American democracy, known as the Watauga Association, it is named in honor of Landon Carter, son of John Carter, Chairman of the Court as defined by the articles of the Petition. The county seat, Elizabethton, is named for Landon's wife, Elizabeth MacLin Carter.
Railroad
Carter County was served by the narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (The ET&WNC, nicknamed "Tweetsie") until the line ceased operations in 1950.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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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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