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Carteret County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Summary

Carteret County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 463 Wikipedia views per month (county of north carolina category, ranking #26 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Coast Guard City[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Carolina[4]
  • Country: United States[5]
  • Capital: Beaufort[6]
  • Shares border with: Craven County[7], Pamlico County[8], Hyde County[9], Jones County[10], Onslow County[11]
  • Named after: George Carteret[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Beaufort[13], Atlantic Beach[14], Bogue[15], Cape Carteret[16], Cedar Point[17], Emerald Isle[18], Indian Beach[19], Morehead City[20], Newport[21], Peletier[22], Pine Knoll Shores[23]
  • Commons category: Carteret County, North Carolina[24]
  • Inception: 1722[25]
  • Coordinate location: 34.733333333333, -76.766666666667[26]
  • Official website: https://www.carteretcountync.gov/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Carteret County, North Carolina[28]
  • Population: 66,469[29], 66,748[30], 67,390[31], 67,750[32], 68,434[33], 68,879[34], 67,686[35]
  • Coordinates of northernmost point: 35.0761, -76.4641[36]
  • Coordinates of southernmost point: 34.5761, -76.5297[37]
  • Coordinates of easternmost point: 35.0595, -76.0347[38]
  • Coordinates of westernmost point: 34.7909, -77.1678[39]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Carteret County, North Carolina[40]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Carteret County, North Carolina[41]
  • Category for people who died here: Q129730288[42]
  • Number of households: 30,060[43]
  • Native label: Carteret County[44]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C109593[45]
  • Area: 3472[46]
  • Water as percent of area: 62[47]

Why It Matters

Carteret County has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Carteret County receive?

Honors received include Coast Guard City[3].

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Carteret County, No
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Carteret County, North Carolina.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States pr"
  2. 22w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Capital → Beaufort
    Country → United States
    Coordinates of westernmost point → {'latitude': 34.7909, 'longitude': -77.1678}
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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