Concord (kän-kord) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,977. It is the
county seat of Cabarrus
County6 and a winner of the
All-America City Award in 2004.
Government
The current mayor of Concord is Scott Padgett, and the current city manager is Brian Hiatt.
Geography
Concord is located at 35°24′16″N, 80°36′2″W (35.404340,
-80.600474)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 400.6 km² (51.6 mi²). 133.6 km² (51.6 mi²) of
it is land and 0.02% is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 55,977 people, 20,962 households, and 14,987 families
residing in the city. The population density was 419.0/km² (1,085.3/mi²). There were
22,485 housing units at an average density of 168.3/km² (435.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.83% White, 15.10% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.35% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.80% of the population.
There were 20,962 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were
non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from
45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,094, and the median income for a family was $53,571. Males had a median
income of $37,030 versus $26,044 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$21,523. About 5.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.
NASCAR
Concord is home to Lowe's Motor Speedway; a NASCAR Research and Development Office; several professional race teams, including Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, and
Chip Ganassi Racing.
History
A story circulates about the origin of Concord in which two towns were vying to be made the county seat of the newly-created
Cabarrus County. The powers that were decided to build a new town
between those other two and make this new town the county seat, in order to bring Concord to the dispute. Thus, the town of
Concord was founded. This story is also used as an explanation for why the name of the North
Carolina town is pronounced like the word, rather than like Concord, New
Hampshire ("conquered").
Attractions
Sister city
Private schools
First Assembly Christian School
See also
External links
Coordinates:
35.40434° N 80.600474°
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