Concord, Georgia
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|population_total = 378
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 30206
|area_code = 770
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|blank_info = 13-19168{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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|website = {{URL|http://www.concordga.com/}}
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Concord is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 378 in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Concord_city,_Georgia?g=160XX00US1319168 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=data.census.gov}}
History
In 1827, Concord was established as a trading post on Whiteoak Creek, serving as a major stop on the stagecoach line between Atlanta and Columbus, and also an important hub for cotton farmers in the region. It was originally incorporated in 1832, but because of the civil war, many of its citizens left the town.{{Cite web |last=topschoolsintheusa |title=Concord, Georgia History, Economy and Politics – Top Schools in the USA |url=https://www.topschoolsintheusa.com/concord-georgia-history-economy-and-politics/ |access-date=November 9, 2023 |language=en-US}}
The Georgia General Assembly reincorporated the place in 1887 as the "Town of Concord".{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://archive.org/details/actspassedbygen00georgoog|year=1887|publisher=J. Johnston|page=[https://archive.org/details/actspassedbygen00georgoog/page/n613 608]}} The community took its name from the Concord Primitive Baptist Church, which stood at the site since the early 1840s.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=50 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
Geography
Concord is located at {{coord|33|5|27|N|84|26|20|W|type:city}} (33.090848, -84.438913).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Concord is located on Georgia State Route 18.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1890= 360
|1900= 231
|1910= 450
|1920= 442
|1930= 447
|1940= 403
|1950= 360
|1960= 333
|1970= 312
|1980= 317
|1990= 211
|2000= 336
|2010= 375
|2020= 378
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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In 2000, there were 336 people, 118 households, and 92 families residing in the city. In 2020, there were 378 people in the city.
Education
Concord Public Schools are part of the Pike County School District. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3–5), one middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy and one high school.
Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools.{{cite web| url= http://www.pike.k12.ga.us/|title= Pike County Schools
|publisher= Pike County Schools|accessdate=June 30, 2012}}