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Place Name
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Carter County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Grayson
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Population
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24,340 (1990)
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Location
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Kentucky, United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°19'N
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Longitude
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83°02'W
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Carter
, county (
412 sq mi/1,067 sq km; 1990 pop.
24,340), NE Ky.;  Grayson; 38°19'N 83°02'W. Drained by
Little Sandy R. and Tygarts Creek. Hilly agr. area (burley tobacco,
corn, hay, alfalfa; cattle); clay, sand, gravel, limestone; coal, iron
and asphalt; timber. Mfg. at Grayson and Olive Hill. Tyarts State
Forest, Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserve, and Carter Caves State
Resort Park in W; Grays L. State Park and part of Grayson L. reservoir
in S; also several caves and natural bridges in co., especially in W
part. Formed 1838.
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