Basic information about the Carter County
The Carter County is located in the state of Missouri. This county occupies 510 square miles, with 2 square miles being water areas. There are 6.265 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Carter County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (96.62%), followed by Two or More races (1.6%) and American Indian and Alaska Native (1.12%). There are 2.559 households in the county, while 66,98% of them are family households and 33,02% represent non family households. There are 5 cities and towns in Carter County. The most populated city is Van Buren town and the smallest town or village is Fremont CDP.