Carter (KY)

Welcome to Carter County ...

Time Zone: Carter County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Grayson is the Seat for Carter County.

Carter County was founded in 1838. Carter was created by taking area from Greenup and Lawrence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carter had a population of 26,797 people. This is a decrease of 3.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,746 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carter represented 0.64% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Carter County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Boyd County
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- Elliott County
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- Greenup County
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- Lawrence County
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- Lewis County
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- Rowan County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
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- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
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- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Carter County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.