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Carteret County, North Carolina
Carteret County
is a
county
located in the
U.S. state
of
North Carolina
. As of the
2010 census
, the population was 66,469. Its
county seat
is
Beaufort
. The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739. It was named for
Sir George Carteret
, one of the 17th century
English
Lords Proprietor
, or for his descendant and heir
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
.
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