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Concord is a city that is located in the United States of North Carolina.

Geography

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.

Important Information

ZIP Code 28025 & 28027

Area code(s) 704

FIPS code 37-14100

GNIS feature ID 0983424

Population Factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 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 was 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.”

Famous Places

• Concord Mills

• Concord Motorsport Park

• Lowe's Motor Speedway

• zMAX Drag Strip

Events

Concord is the current and official home to:

• Lowe's Motor Speedway

• A NASCAR Research and Development Office

• A lot of racing teams, like Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, and Chip Ganassi Racing.