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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Concord, North Carolina
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| motto              = "High Performance Living"
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]]
| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = William C. "Bill" Dusch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor |url=https://concordnc.gov/Government/City-Government/Mayor |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=concordnc.gov}}</ref>
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = April 1796
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2  = 1806
| established_title3 =
| established_date3  =
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| total_type         = Total
| area_total_km2     = 165.86
| area_total_sq_mi   = 64.04
| area_land_km2      = 165.77
| area_land_sq_mi    = 64.00
| area_water_km2     = 0.09
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.04
| area_water_percent = 0.06
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 105240
| population_rank    = [[List of United States cities by population|303rd]] in the United States<br />[[List of municipalities in North Carolina|10th]] in North Carolina
| population_density_km2 = 634.87
| population_density_sq_mi = 1644.32
| population_urban   = 278,612 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|145th]])<ref name="urban area">{{cite web |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications|author=United States Census Bureau|website=Federal Register|date=December 29, 2022}}</ref>
| population_density_urban_km2 = 537.7
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1,392.7
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="PopEstCBSA">{{cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>
| population_metro   = 2805115 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|22nd]])
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
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| utc_offset_DST     = −4
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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 633
| website            = {{URL|www.concordnc.gov}}
| area_codes          = [[Area code 704|704]], [[Area code 980|980]]
| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 28025, 28026, 28027
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 37-14100<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2404117<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404117}}</ref>
| blank2_name        = Primary Airport
| blank2_info        = [[Concord-Padgett Regional Airport]]
| blank3_name        = Secondary Airport
| blank3_info        = [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]]
| blank4_name        = [[Public transportation]]
| blank4_info        = [[Concord Kannapolis Area Transit|CKRider]]
| footnotes          =
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| population_est     = 110119
| pop_est_footnotes  =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="QF2020"/>
| named_for          = Harmony<ref>{{cite web|url=https://concordnc.gov/Visitor/Visitor-Information/Historic-Facts|title=Historical Facts|publisher=concordnc.gov|access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
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'''Concord''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|ɒ|n|ˈ|k|ɔr|d}} {{respelling|kon|KORD}})<ref>{{cite web |title=NC Pronunciation Guide |url=http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/10331495/ |author=Bill Leslie |date=November 3, 2011 |publisher=[[WRAL-TV]] |access-date=July 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622172905/http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/10331495/ |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> is the most populous city in [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The city had a population of 105,240 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="QF2020">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Concord city, North Carolina |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/concordcitynorthcarolina |access-date=May 16, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Concord is the second-most populous city in the [[Charlotte metropolitan area]], [[List of municipalities in North Carolina|tenth-most populous city]] in North Carolina and [[List of United States cities by population|287th-most populous city]] in the U.S.<ref name="NC State Demographer's Office">{{cite web|url=http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/facts_and_figures/socioeconomic_data/population_estimates/municipal_estimates.shtm|title=Municipal Population Estimates - NC OSBM|website=www.osbm.state.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061940/http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/facts_and_figures/socioeconomic_data/population_estimates/municipal_estimates.shtm|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city was a winner of the [[All-America City Award]] in 2004. Located near the center of Cabarrus County in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont region]], it is {{convert|20|mi}} northeast of [[Uptown Charlotte]]. Concord is the home to some of North Carolina's top tourist destinations, including NASCAR's [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]] and [[Concord Mills]].

==History==
[[File:Old Hotel in Concord.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hotel Concord]]]]
Concord, located in today's rapidly growing northeast quadrant of the [[Charlotte metropolitan area]], was first settled about 1750 by German and [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]] immigrants. The name Concord means "to bring into harmony".<ref>{{Cite web |title=concord (v.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/concord |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=etymonline.com}}</ref> This name was chosen after a lengthy dispute between the German Lutherans and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians over where the county seat should be located.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Concord NC > Visitor > Visitor Information > Historic Facts |url=https://concordnc.gov/Visitor/Visitor-Information/Historic-Facts#:~:text=A%20compromise%20was%20eventually%20reached,which%20the%20issue%20was%20settled. |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=concordnc.gov}}</ref> Concord is considered a relatively old town by US standards, as it was incorporated in 1806. Today, markers identifying the original town limits can be seen in the downtown area.

As county seat, Concord became a center of trade and retail for the cotton-producing region, especially on court days. The downtown would be crowded with farmers and townfolk, in addition to lawyers and their clients. During the antebellum era, wealth was built by planters through the cultivation of cotton as a commodity crop; the work was done by enslaved African Americans.

Based on wealth from cotton as a commodity crop and through textile manufacturing, Concord's white slave owners and business owners built some significant homes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; they range along North and South Union Street and Edgewood Avenue.<ref name="Concord Historic District Handbook">{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/Planning/HistoricDistrictHandbook/tabid/462/Default.aspx|title=City of Concord > Departments > Planning > Planning Services > Historic Districts|website=www.ci.concord.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424203638/http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/Planning/HistoricDistrictHandbook/tabid/462/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Within the North Union Historic District is Memorial Garden. Located on {{convert|3|acre|m2}}, the garden winds through the 200-year-old cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church.

Located in the Piedmont, Concord became a site of industrialization with cotton mills in the late 19th century. Among the owners of the new mills in the area were men of the rising black middle-class in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], such as [[Warren Clay Coleman]], [[John C. Dancy]] (appointed as collector of customs at the port), and others, who organized [[Coleman Manufacturing Company]] in 1897. They built and operated what is believed to have been the first cotton mill owned by blacks in the nation.<ref name="edmonds">[[Helen G. Edmonds|Edmonds, Helen G.]] ''The Negro and Fusion Politics in North Carolina, 1894-1901'' (1951/reprint 2013) pp 89-92. Quote, p. 92: Dancy wrote: "This is the first genuine cotton mill yet built and controlled by colored men in the history of the country. It stands two miles from Concord, North Carolina, in the midst of a plot of about 140 acres of fertile soil. ...There is no good reason why there should not be a splendid town there governed by ourselves in the near future."</ref> They hoped to promote economic security for people of color. However, the [[Wilmington Insurrection of 1898]], with white attacks on black areas of the city, caused many deaths, as well as destroying homes and businesses built by blacks since the Civil War. In 1900, Dancy was among more than 2000 black people who left the city permanently after the riot. He moved to Washington, DC, appointed as the federal Recorder of Deeds, and had served until 1910.<ref>Edmonds (1951/2013), "The Negro and Fusion Politics," p. 92</ref> The mill operated under black ownership through 1904, hitting difficult times after Coleman died. The brick mill building was later taken over by [[Fieldcrest Cannon]]. It was enlarged and added on to, nearly doubling its square footage.

From the time of incorporation in the late 1700s through the 1970s, Concord's jurisdiction was centered around the downtown area. Since then, most annexations have taken place west of the center-city area toward Charlotte.<ref name="City of Concord Planning Department">{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/Planning/tabid/154/Default.aspx|title=Planning & Community Development|website=www.ci.concord.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=April 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420073226/http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/Planning/tabid/154/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Portions of the city limit boundary adjoin the Cabarrus/Mecklenburg County line.

==Geography==
Concord is located in western Cabarrus County, and has a total area of {{convert|64.04|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|64.00|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi}} (0.06%) is water.<ref name="TigerWebMapServer"/>

Concord is located northeast of Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina. Concord is the second-largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. It is positioned about halfway between Charlotte and [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]]. Several other smaller cities and towns are located close to Concord, including [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-kannapolis-nc-to-concord-nc|title=Distance between Kannapolis, NC & Concord NC|website=distance-cities.com|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> [[China Grove, North Carolina|China Grove]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-china-grove-nc-to-concord-nc|title=Distance between China Grove, NC & Concord, NC|website=distance-cities.com|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref> [[Landis, North Carolina|Landis]], [[Mount Pleasant, North Carolina|Mount Pleasant]], [[Harrisburg, North Carolina|Harrisburg]], [[Midland, North Carolina|Midland]], and [[Locust, North Carolina|Locust]].

===Climate===
Concord has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The city is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] area of North Carolina, which is characterized by rolling hills and forest.

The average high temperature in the winter is {{convert|43|F}}, and the average daily low temperature is {{convert|29|F}}. In the summer the average temperature is {{convert|79|F}}, and the average daily high temperature is {{convert|88|F}}.<ref name="U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Soil Survey of Cabarrus County">{{cite web|url=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov|title=U.S. Dept of Agriculture|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> It is not unusual for summer daytime temperatures to reach in the mid to upper 90s and occasionally exceed {{convert|100|F}}. It is typical for winter temperatures to fall into the teens at night, but temperatures generally warm to above freezing during the day. Summer months are characterized as having cool to warm nights with very warm to hot temperatures during the day.

The area receives a generous amount of rainfall at {{convert|43.8|in}} per year, with February and April being the two driest months. Rainfall in the winter is lighter but more frequent, whereas rainfall in the summer is heavier but less frequent. Thunderstorms, both light and strong, are common in the spring and summer months. The sun shines 70 percent of the time in summer and 55 percent in winter. The prevailing wind is from the southwest, with the average highest wind speed of {{convert|9|mph}} in spring.<ref name="U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Soil Survey of Cabarrus County" />

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 878
|1880= 1264
|1890= 4339
|1900= 7910
|1910= 8715
|1920= 9903
|1930= 11820
|1940= 15572
|1950= 16486
|1960= 17799
|1970= 18464
|1980= 16942
|1990= 27347
|2000= 55977
|2010= 79066
|2020= 105240
|estyear=2023
|estimate=110119
|estref=<ref name="QF2020"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br />2020<ref name="QF2020"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Concord, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Concord city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3714100|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Concord city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3714100&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Concord city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3714100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|41,985
|51,843
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55,333
|75.00%
|65.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.58%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|8,304
|13,717
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,986
|14.83%
|17.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.84%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|138
|189
|style='background: #ffffe6; |236
|0.25%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|670
|2,018
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,050
|1.20%
|2.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.70%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|8
|47
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61
|0.01%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|64
|160
|style='background: #ffffe6; |569
|0.11%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|439
|1,338
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,368
|0.78%
|1.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.15%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,369
|9,754
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,637
|7.80%
|12.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.91%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''55,977'''
|'''79,066'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''105,240'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 105,240 people, 30,660 households, and 21,013 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], Concord's population is 79,066.<ref name="Census 2010 Data for City of Concord">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_PL/P1/1600000US3714100|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202423/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_PL/P1/1600000US3714100|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder2.census.gov|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> Of those persons claiming to be of one race, the racial breakdown is 70.4% white, 17.8% black or African American, 2.6% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 6.4% of other races. Persons of two or more races are 2.3%. Persons belonging to the Hispanic or Latino race are 12.3%. There are 32,130 housing units in Concord. Of those housing units, 90.7% are occupied, and 9.3% are vacant.

===2000 census===
[[File:Cannon House at Stonewall Jackson Training School.jpg|thumb|Stonewall Jackson Training School]]
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 55,977 people, 20,962 households, and 14,987 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,085.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 22,485 housing units at an average density of {{convert|435.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 7.80% of the population.

In 2000, there were 20,962 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|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 2000, 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.

Also in 2000, 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.

===Religion===
The earliest settlers were mainly immigrants, German [[Lutherans]] and German Reformed Protestants, and Scots or [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch Irish]] [[Presbyterians]], who began settling in [[Cabarrus County]] in the 1750s. In 1773, the Zion (Organ) Church community and the St. Johns Church community of about sixty families commissioned two men, Christopher Rintelmann from Zion Church and Christopher Lyerly from St. Johns Church, to travel to [[London]] to seek permission from [[King George III]] to acquire a preacher (and a schoolteacher) from [[Hanover]], Germany.

[[Adolphus Nussmann]] was chosen by the Consistory of Hanover and became the first Lutheran preacher in North Carolina. He served five churches from Salisbury to Concord, and subsequently established twenty congregations and five schools in the greater Concord, Cabarrus, and Rowan county areas.<ref>''Foundations of Lutheranism in North Carolina,'' North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, 1966</ref>

Today the county has wide religious diversity, as well as strong overall religious affiliation rates. According to the 2000 Religion Report, more than 63% of area residents are affiliated with a local religious body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/DemographicMap|title=Community GIS Maps and Profile Reports - The Association of Religion Data Archives|website=www.thearda.com|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> Concord is home to many churches including a Jewish congregation, Temple Or Olam and several Islamic worshiping communities including The Islamic Center of Concord.

==Economy==
Concord has a diverse economy comprising shipping and transportation, banking, manufacturing, motorsports, and various service sectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/10/14/this-small-city-north-of-charlotte-ranks-among.html|title=This small city north of Charlotte ranks among tops in nation for economic growth|last=Martin|first=Jenna|date=October 14, 2019|website=Charlotte Business Journal|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/2021/08/15/fast-growing-concord-one-north-carolinas-top-ten-most-populous-cities/|title=Fast-growing Concord one of North Carolina's top ten most populous cities|last=Whisenant|first=David|date=August 15, 2021|website=WBTV.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>

===Employers===
Concord has many small businesses and several large employers such as [[Atrium Health]], [[Cabarrus County Schools]], [[Shoe Show]], Inc., Celgard LLC, Connextions, [[Roush Fenway Racing]], Sysco Foods, S&D Coffee, and [[Motor Racing Network]], as well as [[Windstream Concord Telephone|CT Communications]] (also known as Concord Telephone), before being acquired by [[Windstream Holdings|Windstream]] in 2007. The city is home to the international headquarters for [[ACN Inc.]]

According to the city's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concordnc.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Finance/Final%20CAFR%20FY14.pdf |title=City of Concord CAFR |access-date=June 5, 2015}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
|[[Atrium Health Cabarrus]]
|4,500
|-
| 2
|[[Cabarrus County Schools]]
|3,800
|-
| 3
|[[#Government|City of Concord]]
|1,100
|-
| 4
|[[Cabarrus County, North Carolina#Law and government|Cabarrus County Government]]
|950
|-
| 5
|Connextions
|900
|-
| 6
|[[Shoe Show]]
|800
|-
| 7
|[[Government of North Carolina|North Carolina Government]]
|770
|-
| 8
|[[Kannapolis City Schools]]
|750
|-
| 9
|[[Cott|S&D Coffee and Tea]]
|625
|-
| 10
|[[Sysco]]
|510
|-
|}

==Arts and culture==
===Shopping===
Downtown shopping features merchants offering antiques, fine collectibles, arts and crafts, and a seasonal farmers market. Concord is also home to the large retail venue [[Concord Mills]], and [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]. These two are the primary economic driving forces of the city.

===National Register of Historic Places===
The [[Cabarrus County Courthouse]] was completed in 1876. A {{convert|16|ft|adj=on}} marble [[American Civil War|Civil War]] monument, dedicated in 1892, is located on the front lawn. The courthouse was recognized for its significance and listed in 1974 on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabarrus County, North Carolina|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[http://www.visitnc.com/listing/historic-cabarrus-county-courthouse Historic courthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820002016/http://www.visitnc.com/listing/historic-cabarrus-county-courthouse |date=August 20, 2014 }} Retrieved August 19, 2014</ref> The historic courthouse now is the home of the Cabarrus Arts Council, the Davis Theater and Historic Cabarrus.

The [[Barber-Scotia College]], [[Boger-Hartsell Farm]], [[McCurdy Log House]], [[Mill Hill (Concord, North Carolina)|Mill Hill]], [[North Union Street Historic District]], [[Odell-Locke-Randolph Cotton Mill]], [[Reed Gold Mine]], [[South Union Street Courthouse and Commercial Historic District]], [[South Union Street Historic District (Concord, North Carolina)|South Union Street Historic District]], [[Spears House (Concord, North Carolina)|Spears House]], [[Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center|Stonewall Jackson Training School Historic District]], and [[Union Street North-Cabarrus Avenue Commercial Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

===Motorsports===
Concord is the home to [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], a [[NASCAR]] Research and Development Office (which also is the headquarters for research for touring and sportscar racing operations), and several professional race teams, including [[Hendrick Motorsports]], [[RFK Racing]], [[Legacy Motor Club]], and [[Chip Ganassi Racing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chipganassiracing.com/about/history|title=Chip Ganassi Racing – Our History|website=[[Chip Ganassi Racing]]|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref> The speedway opened in 1959 by owner [[Bruton Smith]], who is a native of [[Oakboro, North Carolina]]. Smith's company, [[Speedway Motorsports, Inc.]], owns Charlotte Motor Speedway. The company also owns and operates a dragstrip and dirt track facility adjacent to the speedway. Concord is also home to Windshear, Inc., a firm that owns a state-of-the-art wind tunnel facility used to test the aerodynamics of vehicles (mostly motorsports vehicles).<ref name="Windshear">{{cite web|url=http://www.windshearinc.com|title=Windshear, Inc. Wind Tunnel - 180-MPH Rolling-Road Wind Tunnel|website=www.windshearinc.com|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>

===Attractions===
[[File:Lowe's Motor Speedway.jpg|thumb|right|Night race at Charlotte Motor Speedway]]

Concord is home to several notable attractions. This includes two malls, a museum, a family resort, a NASCAR track, and an arena and events center that can be used for multiple purposes for the entire county.
* [[Cabarrus Arena & Events Center]]
* [[Carolina Mall]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Directions|url=http://www.carolinamall.com/Directions|publisher=Carolina Mall|access-date=September 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406030135/http://www.carolinamall.com/Directions|archive-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/|title=Official website of Charlotte Motor Speedway|website=charlottemotorspeedway.com|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Concord Mills]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simon.com/mall/concord-mills|title=Welcome to Concord Mills – A Shopping Mall of Simon Property Group|website=simon.com|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Great Wolf Lodge]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatwolf.com/concord|title=Great Wolf Lodge Charlotte/Concord|website=greatwolf.com|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>
* [[zMax Dragway]]

==Parks and recreation==
In 2000, Concord's city council implemented the "Partnerships for Stronger Neighborhoods" program. This program is designed to enhance the lives of residents in the neighborhoods in the city, increasing the quality of both life and events for those calling Concord home. As part of the program, some city staff members have volunteered to be appointed as liaisons to work directly with neighborhoods that participate in the program.  Through this effort, strong communication is established between city government and its citizens.  There are currently 45 neighborhoods participating in the program, which contributes to making Concord one of the most sought-after communities for homebuyers in the regional real estate market.  Choices are diverse, offering modest homes to multimillion-dollar estates.

The City of Concord provides its neighborhoods with three recreational centers, eight parks, four sport complexes, an aquatics center featuring open swimming and swim lessons, Lake Fisher, with {{convert|3|mi|km}} of lakefront and {{convert|534|acre|km2}} providing boating, fishing, greenways and bike paths.  There is also the championship 18-hole Rocky River Golf Club (a Dan Maples design) owned and operated by the City and managed by a contracted company.

Private recreational opportunities are available, including the West Cabarrus YMCA and the Sportscenter.  The West Cabarrus YMCA opened in the fall of 2003.  The Sportscenter is a privately owned athletic and recreational facility.

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Concord, North Carolina}}
[[File:Old Courthouse Concord 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Historic court house in Downtown]]

Concord has a [[council-manager]] form of government. The [[mayor]] and [[city council]] are elected for four year terms, with no [[term limit]]s. As a single body, the city council holds most of the power in the city government. For example, they have the power to pass ordinances, make resolutions, adopt plans, and establish the budget for the city. The mayor is ''ex officio'' chairman of the city council, and only votes in case of a tie. In addition to leadership roles, the mayor represents the city at special events and public appearances. The council appoints a professional [[city manager]] to manage and implement the decisions of the city council. In general, the municipal government structure consists of the mayor, seven city council members, and the appointed city manager. The current mayor of Concord is William C. "Bill" Dusch,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concordnc.gov/Government/Mayor-Council|title=Mayor & Council|website=www.concordnc.gov|language=en-US|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> and the current city manager is Lloyd Payne was appointed on April 1, 2018, following the retirement after 20 years of W. Brian Hiatt. Dusch was elected as mayor in 2017, following the retirement of previous mayor, J. Scott Padgett who served as mayor for 16 years.

The Concord city government offers a variety of services to its citizens. Six are required by North Carolina General Statute - fire, police,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/Police/ChiefofPolice/tabid/67/Default.aspx|title=Chief of Police|website=www.ci.concord.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> solid waste, street maintenance, water, and wastewater. Additional services that the city offers are electrical distribution, parks and recreation, stormwater system, transportation (streets maintenance and planning), economic development, planning and zoning, community development programs, environmental protection, a transit system, and operation of a regional airport. The operating budget for fiscal year 2012 totaled $207,724,003.<ref name="City of Concord Budget">{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/Finance/Budget/tabid/174/Default.aspx|title=City Budget|website=www.ci.concord.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> The government generates its revenue from sources such as real property tax, sales tax distributions from the State, water and wastewater service fees, electrical utility fees, business privilege licenses, federal or state grants, investments, and other fees (such as parks and recreation, aviation, zoning, etc.).<ref name="City of Concord Budget" /> The revenues are distributed back to the community in the form of services.

==Education==
Educational opportunities include public and private schools in elementary, secondary, and higher education. Publicly, the area in Concord is served by the [[Cabarrus County Schools]] system.<ref name="Cabarrus County Schools">{{cite web|url=http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us|title=Cabarrus County Schools / District Homepage|website=www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> There are 12 elementary schools in Concord, seven middle schools, and five high schools. Local private schools include [[Cannon School]] and [[Concord First Assembly Academy]].

===Higher education===
* [[Rowan–Cabarrus Community College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rccc.edu/|title=Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Homepage|website=rccc.edu|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Cabarrus College of Health Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atriumhealth.org/education/cabarrus-college-of-health-sciences|title=Official website of Cabarrus College of Health Sciences|website=[[Atrium Health]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Barber-Scotia College]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://b-sc.edu/|title=Barber-Scotia College Homepage: Celebrating Our Past Building Our Future|website=b-sc.edu|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Concord Regional Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Concord Regional Airport]]

===Highways===
[[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|Interstate 85]] links Concord directly to [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] to the northeast and [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Greenville, South Carolina]], and [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] to the southwest. Interstate 85 is eight lanes (four northbound, four southbound) through the city. [[Interstate 485]] is located southwest of Concord and parallels the Cabarrus - Mecklenburg County line for several miles, providing access to the Charlotte area.  [[U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina|US Highway 29]] and [[U.S. Route 601|US Highway 601]] travel through Concord en route to other parts of the Carolinas. US 29 serves as an alternative to Interstate 85 for much of the distance between Charlotte and Greensboro.

===Bus===
Concord has a local bus system known as [[Concord Kannapolis Area Transit|CKRider]] that provides service to Concord and Kannapolis. The system also links to Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) via an express service as well as at regular service connection points. [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] also serves the area.

===Rail===
There is one railroad line that runs through Concord. It is owned by [[North Carolina Railroad]]. There are several industrial facilities served by this railroad line. There are no passenger stations located in Concord, but [[Amtrak]] has stations located in the adjacent cities of [[Kannapolis (Amtrak station)|Kannapolis]] and [[Charlotte station (Amtrak)|Charlotte]].

===Air===
[[Concord-Padgett Regional Airport]] (JQF) is an airport publicly owned and operated by the city of Concord.<ref name="Concord Airport Master Plan">{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/ConcordRegionalAirport/AirportInformation/tabid/93/Default.aspx|title=Airport Information|website=www.ci.concord.nc.us|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129152654/http://www.ci.concord.nc.us/Departments/ConcordRegionalAirport/AirportInformation/tabid/93/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is designated as a reliever facility for [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]] (CLT). Charlotte Douglas provides Concord with a major domestic/international gateway. Concord-Padgett Regional Airport aviation activity consists of charter aircraft, limited commercial flights, flight schools, and private aircraft. The types of aircraft using the facility range from [[Cessna 150]], to [[Beechcraft Bonanza]], to Grumman [[Gulfstream IV]], to [[Airbus A319|Airbus A319-100]], to [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]].<ref name="Concord Airport Master Plan" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Airline, Aircraft & Airports |url=https://www.allegiantair.com/airline-aircraft-airports |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=www.allegiantair.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2013 [[Allegiant Air]] began providing commercial air service from Concord-Padgett Regional to cities in [[Florida]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boudin |first=Michelle |date=March 4, 2020 |title=Allegiant Air announces Concord airport as a hub |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/travel/allegiant-air-announces-concord-airport-as-a-hub/275-37931ac5-edc5-4ab8-988f-74b30e7add2b |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=WCNC |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Concord, North Carolina}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[The Avett Brothers]] ([[Scott Avett|Scott]] and [[Seth Avett]]), Grammy Nominated bluegrass-rock musicians<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/2021/04/24/it-is-beyond-words-avett-brothers-honored-with-large-mural-hometown-downtown-concord/|title=Avett Brothers honored with large mural in hometown downtown Concord|last=Thompson|first=Adam|date=April 24, 2021|website=WBTV.com|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Carol Barbee]], television and movie actress, writer, and producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independenttribune.com/cit/raising-dion-concord-native-writes-produces-new-netflix-television-series/article_6786d001-f964-5375-80dc-3a9ae5d4c4e1.html|title=Raising Dion: Concord native writes, produces new Netflix television series|last=Thompson|first=Adam|date=July 23, 2021|website=The Independent Tribune|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Joshua Boger]], founder and CEO (retired), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX), S&P 500 company
* [[Leaky Black]], college basketball player for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goheels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/leaky-black/23538|title=Leaky Black Bio|website=GoHeels.com|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Warren Clay Coleman]], born into slavery, he became a successful businessman in Concord, and in 1896 was a founder of the first African-American owned and operated textile mill in the country
* [[Jackie Fargo]], former [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independenttribune.com/news/concord-native-jackie-fargo-pro-wrestling-hall-of-famer-dies-at-82/article_1f650ddf-5a9d-53b7-946d-32d8c45fe3ab.html|title=Concord native Jackie Fargo, pro wrestling hall of famer, dies at 82|last=Plemmons|first=Mark|date=June 27, 2013|website=The Independent Tribune|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bill Fetzer]], college [[American football|football]], [[basketball]], and [[baseball]] coach
* [[Billy Goodman]], professional baseball player for [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Chicago White Sox]]
* [[Jay Graham]], collegiate and [[NFL]] running back, current assistant coach at [[Florida State University|Florida State]]
* [[Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.]], North Carolina [[North Carolina Senate|senator]]
* [[Jody Hill]], film director, screenwriter, producer, actor
* [[Jimmy Hitchcock (cornerback)|Jimmy Hitchcock]], former NFL cornerback
* [[Nikita Koloff]], retired [[WCW]] professional wrestler
* [[Lance Lewis]], former [[NFL]] wide receiver
* [[Gaston Bullock Means]], political figure, detective, part of [[Warren G. Harding|Harding]] administration's "Ohio Gang"
* [[Blanche Taylor Moore]], convicted murderer
* [[Jessica Moore (journalist)|Jessica Moore]], anchor and reporter, [[KSNV]], [[WCBS-TV]]
* [[Wendell Moore Jr.]], Played college basketball for [[Duke University]], NBA player for [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/moorewe01.html|title=Wendell Moore Jr|website=[[Basketball-Reference.com]]|access-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article219674915.html|title=Cox Mill boy's basketball star Wendell Moore commits to Duke|last=Jr Wertz|first=Langston|date=October 9, 2018|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Mike Morton (linebacker)|Mike Morton]], linebacker for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] and four NFL teams
* [[Clarence L. Partee]], classical guitarist
* [[Israel Pickens]], third [[Governor of Alabama]] and North Carolina congressman
* [[Bradley Pinion]], [[NFL]] punter for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[John Milton Odell]], industrialist and Confederate captain
* [[Robert D. Raiford]], radio personality ''[[John Boy and Billy|John Boy and Billy Big Show]]''
* [[Lamont Reid]], former [[NFL]] and [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] cornerback
* [[Rachel Reilly]], reality television personality (winner of ''[[Big Brother 13 (U.S.)|Big Brother 13]]'')
* [[Bill Staton]], professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player and [[restaurateur]]
* [[Corey Seager]], former professional baseball player for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and now with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/19/former-northwest-cabarrus-star-corey-seager-named-mvp-nlcs/|title=Former Northwest Cabarrus star Corey Seager named MVP of NLCS|last=Whiseant|first=David|date=October 19, 2020|website=WBTV.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Kyle Seager]], professional baseball player for the [[Seattle Mariners]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2022/01/23/baseball-kyle-seager-ready-for-next-chapter/|title=Baseball: Kyle Seager ready for next chapter|last=London|first=Mike|date=January 23, 2022|website=Salisbury Post|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ish Smith]], [[NBA]] player, played collegiately at [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/2021/08/13/ish-smith-back-home-play-charlotte-hornets/|title=Ish Smith back home to play for Charlotte Hornets|last=Wimberly|first=Nate|date=August 12, 2021|website=WBTV.com|access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Clayton Spencer]], 8th President of [[Bates College]]
* [[Silda Wall Spitzer]], [[First Lady]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] from January 2007 until March 2008
* [[Aimy Steele]], Founder and CEO of the [[New North Carolina Project]]
* [[Kerry Teague]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Elizabeth Threatt]], model and actress
* [[Daniel Truhitte]], played Rolfe in [[The Sound of Music (film)|''The Sound of Music'']]
* [[Robert B. Tucker]], founder and former [[CEO]] of [[Shoe Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gardner-webb.edu/news/gardner-webb-remembers-robert-b-tucker/|date=October 2, 2023|title=The Generosity of Shoe Show Inc. Co-Founder Helped Transform the University's Campus|access-date=July 31, 2024|publisher=[[Gardner-Webb University]]}}</ref>
* [[Skeet Ulrich]], actor
* [[Gene Verble]], professional baseball player
* [[Bubba Wallace]], NASCAR driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2020/06/who-is-bubba-wallace-5-things-to-know-about-the-nascar-driver.html|title=Who is Bubba Wallace? 5 things to know about the NASCAR driver|last=Inabinett|first=Mark|date=June 22, 2022|website=AL.com|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Kenyan Weaks]], Basketball Player
}}

==Sister cities==
Concord has three sister cities, as designated by [[Sister Cities International]]:<ref name=sci>{{cite web|title=Interactive City Directory|url=http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Concord,%20North%20Carolina|work=[[Sister Cities International]]|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201203747/http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Concord,%20North%20Carolina|archive-date=February 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|Ireland}} [[Killarney]], [[County Kerry]], Ireland
* {{flagdeco|Bahamas}} [[Freeport, Bahamas|Freeport]], Bahamas
* {{flagdeco|Italy}} [[Siena]], [[Tuscany]], Italy<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independenttribune.com/news/concord-has-new-sister-city-in-siena-italy/article_ca74d026-1851-11e6-a72f-5767fc996186.html|title=Concord has new Sister City in Siena, Italy|website=The Independent Tribune|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in North Carolina]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
* Michael Eury, ''Concord.'' Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2011.
* Gary R. Freeze, "Patriarchy Lost: The Preconditions for Paternalism in the Odell Cotton Mills of North Carolina, 1882-1900," in Gary M. Fink and Merl E. Reed (eds.), ''Race, Class, and Community in Southern Labor History.'' Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1994; pp.&nbsp;27–40.
* Barbara Shepherd Garrison, ''A History of the Concord Public Library of Concord, North Carolina.'' Chapel Hill, NC: n.p., 1965.
* Clarence E Horton and Kathryn L Bridges, ''Abstracts from Early Newspapers Published in Concord, North Carolina: 1855-1862.'' Concord, NC: Cabarrus Genealogy Society, 2002.
* C.L. Hunter, [https://archive.org/details/sketchesofwester00hunt ''Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical: Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln, and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published.''] Raleigh, NC: Raleigh News Steam, 1877.

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 | Southwest =[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]
 | West      =[[Huntersville, North Carolina|Huntersville]]
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