Carter County | |
|---|---|
 Carter County Courthouse in Elizabethton | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
 Tennessee's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′N 82°07′W / 36.3°N 82.12°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Tennessee |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Named for | Landon Carter[1] |
| Seat | Elizabethton |
| Largest city | Elizabethton |
| Area | |
• Total | 348 sq mi (900 km2) |
| • Land | 341 sq mi (880 km2) |
| • Water | 6.4 sq mi (17 km2) 1.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 56,356 |
• Estimate (2022) | 56,410  |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,356.[2] Its county seat is Elizabethton.[3] The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760–1800), an early settler active in the "Lost State of Franklin" 1784-1788 secession from the State of North Carolina. Carter County is part of the Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, located in northeastern Tennessee.
- ^ Van West, Carroll. "Carter County". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Carter County, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.