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Carter County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Carter County

Summary

Carter County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #57 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carter County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Carter County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Carter County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Carter County's capital is recorded as Grayson[6].
  • Carter County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County[7].
  • Carter County's shares border with is recorded as Greenup County[8].
  • Carter County's shares border with is recorded as Boyd County[9].
  • Carter County's shares border with is recorded as Lawrence County[10].
  • Carter County's shares border with is recorded as Elliott County[11].
  • Carter County's shares border with is recorded as Rowan County[12].
  • William Grayson Carter is named after Carter County[13].
  • Carter County's Commons category is recorded as Carter County, Kentucky[14].
  • Carter County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[15].
  • February 9, 1838 marks the founding of Carter County[16].
  • Carter County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.33, 'lon': -83.05}[17].
  • Carter County's official website is recorded as http://www.kyhometown.com/grayson[18].
  • Carter County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carter County, Kentucky[19].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+27720'}[20].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+27732'}[21].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+27393'}[22].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+27353'}[23].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+27202'}[24].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+27158'}[25].
  • Carter County has a population of {'amount': '+26627'}[26].
  • Carter County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Carter County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

Carter County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kentucky[3].

Physical Characteristics

Carter County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1067'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27720'}[20], {'amount': '+27732'}[21], {'amount': '+27393'}[22], {'amount': '+27353'}[23], {'amount': '+27202'}[24], and {'amount': '+27158'}[25].

Designation and Status

Carter County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].

History and Context

February 9, 1838 marks the founding of Carter County[16]. William Grayson Carter is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Carter County draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #57 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224164
    Taxonomicon id → 1805871
    Umls cui → C3811360
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Carter County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.33, 'lon': -83.05}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Carter County, Kentucky
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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