Editing Concord, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|25.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|24.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, or 3.75%, is water. The city of [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] is {{convert|13|mi}} to the north, [[Boston]] is {{convert|19|mi}} to the east, and [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], is {{convert|23|mi}} to the north.

Massachusetts state routes [[Massachusetts Route 2|2]], [[Massachusetts Route 2A|2A]], [[Massachusetts Route 62|62]], [[Massachusetts Route 126|126]], [[Massachusetts Route 119|119]], [[Massachusetts Route 111|111]] and [[Massachusetts Route 117|117]] pass through Concord. The town center is near the [[confluence]] of the [[Sudbury River|Sudbury]] and [[Assabet River|Assabet]] rivers, forming the [[Concord River]], which flows north to the [[Merrimack River]] in Lowell. [[Gunpowder]] was manufactured from 1835 to 1940 in the [[American Powder Mills]] complex extending upstream along the Assabet River.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mark|first=David A.|title=Hidden History of Maynard|publisher=The History Press|year=2014|pages=78–82|isbn=978-1626195417}}</ref>
{{Further|Annursnac Hill}}

{{Geographic location
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|Centre=Concord
|North=[[Carlisle, Massachusetts|Carlisle]]
|Northeast=
|South=[[Wayland, Massachusetts|Wayland]]
|East=[[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]]
|Southeast=[[Lincoln, Massachusetts|Lincoln]]
|Southwest=[[Sudbury, Massachusetts|Sudbury]]
|Northwest=[[Acton, Massachusetts|Acton]]
|West=[[Maynard, Massachusetts|Maynard]]
}}