County · code 40019
Carter CountyOklahoma
Carter County is a county in Oklahoma, with its county seat in Ardmore, formed in 1907.
- Founded1907
- County seatArdmore
- Named forBen W. Carter
- Land area822 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
- Population48,003 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped31,173 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Carter on the map of Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 77 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1907
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Carter County was created on November 16, 1907, from former Indian Territory.
- 1907Carter County created Carter created from former Indian Territory. · Okla. Constitution [1907], art. 17, sec. 8; Swindler, 8:143
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Carter
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 31,173 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Carter County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Carter by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
- Clerk of court: deeds and plats
Court Clerk
GIS and maps
County government
- County government
The official website of Carter County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Carter County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Carter County
- When was Carter County founded?
- Carter County was founded in 1907, and named after Ben W. Carter.
- What is the county seat of Carter County?
- The county seat of Carter County is Ardmore.
- Is there an online parcel map for Carter County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 31,173 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Carter County's boundary or name changed?
- Carter County was created in 1907. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Carter County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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