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Concord (/ ˌ k ɒ n ˈ k ɔːr d / kon-KORD) [9] is the county seat of and most populous city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States. [10] The city had a population of 105,240 at the 2020 census. [6]
The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area of the U.S. states of North and South Carolina, containing the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.The metropolitan area also includes the cities of Gastonia, Concord, Huntersville, and Rock Hill as well as the large suburban area in the counties surrounding Mecklenburg County, which is at the center of the metro area.
The Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center, a juvenile correctional facility of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety serving boys, is located an unincorporated area in the county, near Concord. [35] Cabarrus County has voted Republican in every presidential election since Harry S. Truman carried the county in 1948. Since then, it ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area Population (2023 est.) [1] 1 22 Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia: 2,805,115 2 41 Raleigh–Cary: 1,509,231 3 78 Greensboro–High Point: 789,842 4 86 Winston-Salem: 695,630 5 94 Durham–Chapel Hill: 608,879 6 115 Wilmington: 467,337 7 131 Asheville: 417,202 8 142 Fayetteville: 392,336 9 150 Hickory–Lenoir ...
North Carolina ranks 28th in size by area, but has the seventh-highest number of counties in the country. [ 1 ] Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, King Charles II rewarded eight persons on March 24, 1663, for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England.
According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA , comprising the state's largest city of Charlotte and its suburbs.
It is neighbored by the town of Harrisburg to the east and the city of Concord to the northeast. Attractions along University City's outskirts include Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills Mall. The area is managed and overseen by the University City Partners, one of the six Municipal Service Districts in Charlotte.