Carter

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Carter is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Parker County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Carter had a population of 1,637.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Carter, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

J

Joe Hutcheson

American baseball player

L

Louis Clyde Stoumen

American photographer (1917-1991)

O

Ona Dodd

Major League Baseball player (1886–1956)

Willard Dewveall

American football player (1936-2006)

Anna Mills

American pornographic actress

J

J. C. Graham

American Politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Azle
  11.7 mi away
• Hudson Oaks
  11.8 mi away
• Annetta
  15.5 mi away · pop. 3,264
• Annetta South
  18.4 mi away · pop. 763
• Bridgeport
  20.3 mi away · pop. 6,331
• Decatur
  23 mi away
• Haslet
  23.5 mi away · pop. 3,280
• Dennis
  24.3 mi away
• Horseshoe Bend
  24.9 mi away
• Chico
  26.4 mi away
• Cresson
  27.8 mi away
• Edgecliff Village
  29.4 mi away

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Carter

Rebel outlaw, Josey Wales

Forrest Carter · 1973

A Husband Made in Texas

Rosemary Carter · 1997

Wagons West

Noel B. Gerson · 1980

Stagecoach inns of Texas

Kathryn Turner Carter · 1972

Food festivals of Texas

Carter, Bob · 1999

Carter Park

Mala Farmer · 2015

Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas

Lisa F. Carter · 1997

History of Fannin County, Texas

W. A. Carter · 1885

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 37 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 63 mi
• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 74 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 77 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 101 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 104 mi
• Wildfire SOUTH RAILROAD, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 130 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Seen 2026-09-21

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

Seen 2026-09-21

Cypress Vine

Ipomoea quamoclit

Seen 2026-09-19

sumac speckled lanternfly

Poblicia fuliginosa

Seen 2026-09-19

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Seen 2026-09-14

Phileurus valgus

Phileurus valgus

Seen 2026-09-14

purpletop tridens

Tridens flavus

Seen 2026-09-14

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Seen 2026-09-13

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).