Welcome to Carter County ...
Time Zone: Carter County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Van Buren is the Seat for Carter County.
Carter County was founded in 1859. Carter was created by taking area from Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley and Shannon Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carter had a population of 5,981 people. This is a decrease of 4.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,265 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Carter represented 0.1% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Carter County:
- Ellsinore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <3>
- Grandin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Grandin is located in Carter County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Carter County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Websites specific to Carter County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Oregon County
- Reynolds County
- Ripley County
- Shannon County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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