Concord Township
Township
Concord Township in Iredell County
Concord Township in Iredell County
CountryUnited States United States
StateNorth Carolina North Carolina
CountyIredell
Established1868
Government
 • Typenon-functioning administrative division
Area
 • Total34.81 sq mi (90.2 km2)
 • Land34.65 sq mi (89.7 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,999
 • Density202.0/sq mi (78.0/km2)
2010 Census[1]

Concord Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Concord township as one of sixteen townships in Iredell County.[2][3][4][5]

History

By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the county was divided into townships. Previous to that time, the subdivisions were Captain's Districts. While the Captain's Districts referred primarily to the militia, it served also for the election precinct, the tax listing and tax collecting district.[3][2]

Geography and demography

Concord township is located in the central western portion of Iredell County. It borders Sharpesburg Township to the north, Alexander County to the west, Shiloh Township and Statesville Township to the south, and Bethany Township to the east.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18801,209—
19001,565—
19101,6133.1%
19201,6492.2%
19301,89014.6%
19402,47030.7%

Towns, churches, and schools

Concord Township in 1917

Post offices and unincorporated towns

Churches and Cemeteries

Schools

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census for Iredell County". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "North Carolina Constitution of 1868" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Keever, Homer M.; Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever
  4. ^ a b The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, ISBN 0-89459-087-1, 642 pages with index
  5. ^ a b The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index
  6. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Lewis, J.D. "NC Post Offices, 1785-1971". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Scotts High School Yearbooks". Flickr. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Scotts Elementary School". ISSNC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

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