Carter -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 5941 Housing Units (2000): 3028 Land area (2000): 507.583083 sq. miles (1314.634094 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.439667 sq. miles (3.728720 sq. km) Total area (2000): 509.022750 sq. miles (1318.362814 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 36.947814 N, 90.936667 W Headwords: Carter Carter, MO Carter County Carter County, MO