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| Name | Carter |
| Alt names | Beckham | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Carter | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.317°N 83.033°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1838 - ) |
| See also | Boyd, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Elliott, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Greenup, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morgan, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,720. Its county seat is Grayson. Carter County is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Carter Caves State Resort Park.
Timeline
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| 1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1840 | 2,905
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| 1850 | 6,241
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| 1860 | 8,516
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| 1870 | 7,509
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| 1880 | 12,345
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| 1890 | 17,204
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| 1900 | 20,228
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| 1910 | 21,966
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| 1920 | 22,474
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| 1930 | 23,839
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| 1940 | 25,545
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| 1950 | 22,559
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| 1960 | 20,817
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| 1970 | 19,850
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| 1980 | 25,060
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| 1990 | 24,340
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kycarter/
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