Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Cabarrus County | |
|---|---|
 Old Cabarrus County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′N 80°33′W / 35.39°N 80.55°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1792 |
| Named for | Stephen Cabarrus |
| Seat | Concord |
| Largest city | Concord |
| Area | |
| • Total | 364 sq mi (940 km2) |
| • Land | 362 sq mi (940 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) 0.7%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 201,590 |
| • Density | 492/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
Cabarrus County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2000, 131,063 people lived there. Its county seat is Concord.
History[change | change source]
The county was made in 1792 from Mecklenburg County.
Government[change | change source]
Cabarrus County is part of the local Centralina Council of Governments.
Schools[change | change source]
The Cabarrus County Schools runs all the public schools in the county except for parts of Kannapolis, which has its own school district.
The county also has Barber-Scotia College, the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (a four-year college), and a branch of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. UNC Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County but is close Cabarrus and is easy to get to by driving on Interstate 85.
Connected counties[change | change source]
These counties are connected to Cabarrus County:
- Rowan County, North Carolina - north
- Stanly County, North Carolina - east
- Union County, North Carolina - south
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - west
- Iredell County, North Carolina - northwest
Cities and towns[change | change source]
These cities and towns are in Cabarrus County:
Lowe's Motor Speedway[change | change source]
The county is home to Lowe's Motor Speedway, which has three NASCAR events every year (the NASCAR All-Star Challenge, the Coca-Cola 600, and the Bank of America 500).
