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Welcome to Carter County ...

Time Zone: Carter County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ardmore is the Seat for Carter County.

Carter County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carter had a population of 48,111 people. This is an increase of 0.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 47,813 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carter represented 1.27% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Carter County:

  • Ardmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardmore is located in Carter County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,769 people
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  • Dickson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dickson is located in Carter County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Gene Autry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gene Autry is located in Carter County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Former names for Gene Autry:
    • Berwyn
    • Dresden
    • Lou
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  • Healdton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lone Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ratliff City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Springer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tatums
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tatums is located in Carter County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <2>
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wilson is located in Carter County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <2>

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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.
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