Concord, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 35°24′16″N 80°36′2″W / 35.40444, -80.60056
City of Concord
Downtown Concord as it appeared during the 1930s
Location of Concord within North Carolina
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Cabarrus
Founded	April, 1796
Incorporated	1806
Government
- Mayor	Scott Padgett
Area
- City	133.6 km² (51.6 sq mi)
- Land	133.6 km² (51.6 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0.0 sq mi) 0.02%
- Urban	700 km² (435 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (704 ft)
Population (2000)
- City	55,977
- Density	419/km² (435.9/sq mi)
- Urban	758,927
- Metro	1,305,173
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code	28025 & 28027
Area code(s)	704
FIPS code	37-14100^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0983424^[2]
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 County^[3] and a winner of the All-America City Award in 2004.

1 Government
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 NASCAR
5 History
6 Attractions
7 Sister city
8 Private schools
9 Notable Residents
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

[edit] Government

The current mayor of Concord is Scott Padgett, and the current city manager is W. Brian Hiatt.

[edit] Geography

Concord is located at 35°24′16″N, 80°36′2″W (35.404340, -80.600474)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.6 square miles (400.6 km²), of which, 51.6 square miles (133.6 km²) of it is land and 0.02% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 55,977 people, 20,962 households, and 14,987 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,085.3 people per square mile (419.0/km²). There were 22,485 housing units at an average density of 435.9/sq mi (168.3/km²). 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.

[edit] NASCAR

Concord is the current 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.

[edit] 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, Massachusetts and Concord, New Hampshire ("conquered").

[edit] Attractions

[edit] Sister city

Killarney, Ireland

[edit] Private schools

[edit] Notable Residents

The Avett Brothers (Popular Americana musicians)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Concord, North Carolina is at coordinates 35°24′16″N 80°36′02″W / 35.40434, -80.600474 (Concord, North Carolina)Coordinates: 35°24′16″N 80°36′02″W / 35.40434, -80.600474 (Concord, North Carolina)

v • d • e

Concord

Charlotte, North Carolina

v • d • e Charlotte Metropolitan Area

Counties	Anson • Cabarrus • Catawba • Chester • Cleveland • Gaston • Iredell • Lancaster • Lincoln • Mecklenburg • Rowan • Stanly • Union • York

Major city	Charlotte

Cities and towns 20k-99k	Concord • Gastonia • Huntersville • Kannapolis • Matthews • Monroe • Hickory • Mooresville • Rock Hill • Salisbury • Shelby • Statesville

Cities and towns 5k-20k	Albemarle • Belmont • Bessemer City • Chester • Cherryville • Cornelius • Davidson • Fort Mill • Indian Trail • Kings Mountain • Lancaster • Lincolnton • Mint Hill • Mount Holly • South Gastonia • Unionville • Wadesboro • Weddington • York

Footnotes	Bold *= principal metro cities • Italic* = places and counties part of CSA**