Back Carteret County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة كارتيريت (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Carteret County, North Carolina BAR Картърът (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian কার্টারেট কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Carteret Gông (North Carolina) CDO Картерет (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Carteret County CEB Carteret County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Carteret County German
Carteret County | |
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 Carteret County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′N 76°32′W / 34.86°N 76.54°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1722 |
| Named for | Sir George Carteret |
| Seat | Beaufort |
| Largest community | Morehead City |
| Government | |
| • County Manager | Tommy Burns |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,330.41 sq mi (3,445.7 km2) |
| • Land | 507.60 sq mi (1,314.7 km2) |
| • Water | 822.81 sq mi (2,131.1 km2) 61.85% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 67,686 |
• Estimate (2023) | 69,615 |
| • Density | 133.35/sq mi (51.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Carteret County (/ˌkɑːr.təˈrɛt/ KAR-tuh-REHT or /ˌkɑːr.tɜːrˈɛt/ KAR-tur-ET)[1][2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,686.[3] Its county seat is Beaufort.[4] The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739.[5] It was named for Sir George Carteret, one of the 17th century English Lords Proprietor, or for his descendant and heir John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
Carteret County comprises the Morehead City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the New Bern-Morehead City, NC Combined Statistical Area. Most of the county is part of the Crystal Coast.
In 2024, real estate developers in Cedar Point disturbed the site of an ancient Native American settlement. The discovery led to controversy over the continuance of the housing development and calls for new regulations to protect historical sites. Several state lawmakers pushed for construction to resume, with one legislator receiving campaign contributions from the project's developers in 2022.[6]
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- ^ "North Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". North Carolina Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Doran, Will (June 11, 2024). "NC builders unearth major archeological find. Lawmakers want to help them build over it". WRAL News. Retrieved November 20, 2024.