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(kŏng'kərd, kŏn'kôrd') City (1990 pop. 27,347), seat of Cabarrus co., central N.C., near the edge of the Piedmont; settled 1796, inc. 1837. In a livestock and grain producing area, it is also a cotton textile center. Other manufactures include plastics, building materials, paper and food products, and optical fibers. Gold discovered nearby in 1799 started the North Carolina gold rush. Concord is the seat of Barber-Scotia College. Lowe's (formerly Charlotte) Motor Speedway, a stock-car track, is there.


 
 
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Wikipedia: Concord, North Carolina
City of Concord
Downtown Concord as it appeared during the 1930s
Downtown Concord as it appeared during the 1930s
Location of Concord within North Carolina
Location of Concord within North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°24′16″N 80°36′2″W / 35.40444, -80.60056
Country Flag of the United States United States
State North Carolina
County Cabarrus
Founded April, 1796
Incorporated 1806
Government
 - Mayor Scott Padgett
Area
 - City km²  ( sq mi)
 - Land  km² ( sq mi)
 - Water  km² ( sq mi)  0.02%
 - Urban  km² ( sq mi)
Elevation  m ( ft)
Population (2000)
 - City
 - Density /km² (/sq mi)
 - Urban
 - Metro
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 28025 & 28027
Area code(s) 704
FIPS code 37-141002
GNIS feature ID 09834243
Website: www.ci.concord.nc.us

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").

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Sister city

Private schools

First Assembly Christian School

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Coordinates: 35.40434° N 80.600474° W


 
 

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