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Carteret County, North Carolina
Carteret County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Beaufort
Year Organized: 1722
Square Miles: 531 |
Court House: Courthouse Square
County Courthouse
Beaufort, NC 28516
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named in honor of Sir John Carteret afterwards (1744) Earl of Granville, one of the Lords Proprietors.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Carteret was formed in 1722 from Craven. It was named in honor of Sir John Carteret afterwards (1744) Earl of Granville, one of the Lords Proprietors. It is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Onslow, Jones and
Craven counties and on the banks by Hyde County. The present land area is 519.84 square miles and the 2000 population was 59,383. Beaufort, established in 1723 and named in honor of Henry Duke of Beaufort, is the county seat.
Neighboring Counties:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Onslow
- Jones
- Craven
Cities and Towns:
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- Atlantic Beach |
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- Beaufort
(County Seat) |
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- Bogue |
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- Emerald Isle |
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- Indian Beach |
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- Morehead City |
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- Newport |
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- Peletier |
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- Pine Knoll Shores |
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- Swansboro |
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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Penn Foster High School
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