Editing Cabarrus County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}}
{{redirect|Cabarrus|people with that name|Cabarrus (surname)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county      = Cabarrus County
 | state        = North Carolina
 | seal                 = Cabarrus County Seal.png
 | founded              = 1792
 | named for            = [[Stephen Cabarrus]]
 | seat wl             = Concord
 | largest city wl     = Concord
 | city type         = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 363.93
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 361.23
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.70
 | area percentage      = 0.74
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 225804
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 240016 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | coordinates          = {{coord|35.39|-80.55|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | web   = www.cabarruscounty.us
 | ex image             = Old Courthouse Concord 1.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Old [[Cabarrus County Courthouse]]
 | district             = 6th
 | district2            = 8th
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | motto                = "America Thrives Here"
 | logo                 = Cabarrus County Logo.png
 | flag                 = Cabarrus County Flag.gif }}

'''Cabarrus County''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|b|ɛər|ə|s}} {{respell|kuh|BAIR|us}})<ref>{{cite web|title=NC Pronunciation Guide|url=https://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/10331495/|publisher=WRAL|accessdate=August 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name="North Carolina Collection">[https://library.unc.edu/wilson/ncc/talk-like-a-tar-heel/ Talk Like a Tarheel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622041633/http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html |date=June 22, 2013 }}, from the North Carolina Collection website at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Retrieved August 16, 2023.</ref> is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 225,804, making it the [[List of counties in North Carolina|9th-most populous county in North Carolina]].<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> The [[county seat]] is [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> which was incorporated in 1803. 

The first substantiated gold find in America took place in Cabarrus County in 1799, when Conrad Reed discovered gold in [[Little Meadow Creek (Rocky River tributary)|Little Meadow Creek]]. The [[Reed Gold Mine]] (now a [[National Historic Landmark]]) was founded, and resulted in a gold rush to the area in the early 1800s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Midgette|first=Nancy|date=November 2001|title=Review of Gold Mining in North Carolina: A Bicentennial History by Richard F. Knapp and Brent D. Glass|jstor=3070264|journal=The Journal of Southern History|volume=67|pages=850–851}}</ref> While some cotton plantations were established, most of the land was developed for subsistence farming. By 1860 the population consisted of about one-third enslaved African Americans, with few [[free people of color]]. Industrialization had started before the war with the introduction of [[textile mill]]s to process the cotton. More mill development took place, especially after the railroad was constructed to the town.  [[Coleman Manufacturing Company]], started in 1897, is believed to be the first cotton mill in the nation to be built, owned and operated by African Americans. It was owned by [[Warren Clay Coleman]] from Concord, [[John C. Dancy]] (federal collector of customs), and seven partners primarily from [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]. Investors included [[Washington Duke]] and capitalists in other parts of the state. Textile manufacturing continued to be integral to the regional economy until the late 20th century. In 2015, the [[Coleman-Franklin-Cannon Mill]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==History==
The county was formed on December 29, 1792, from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]. Located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]], it was named after [[Stephen Cabarrus]] of [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]], speaker of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives|North Carolina House of Commons]].

Catawba Indians were the primary inhabitants of the area until beginning about 1750, the county was settled mainly by immigrants: Germans on the eastern side and Scotch-Irish in the western area of the county. When it came time to choose a location for the county seat and county government, each ethnic group wanted the county seat located close to their populations and could not reach agreement on a site. Stephen Cabarrus wrote to the citizens pleading with them to come together in peace to choose a location for their county seat. A central area of the county was chosen in 1796 and aptly named Concord, a derivative of two French words "with" and "peace."  Representative Paul Barringer introduced a bill into the state legislature to incorporate Concord; it passed on December 17, 1806.<ref>Horton, Clarence E., Jr.  ''An Historical Sketch of Olde Concord, 1796–1860,'' pp.1–6</ref> The town of Concord was begun on land owned by Samuel Huie and wife Jane Morrison Huie.<ref>Huie, Marsha, www.MarshaHuie.com</ref>

The first substantiated gold find in America was in 1799 by young Conrad Reed while playing in [[Little Meadow Creek (Rocky River tributary)|Little Meadow Creek]], located on the Reed farm in southeastern Cabarrus County. According to research, Conrad's find was a gold chunk approximately the size of a shoe and weighing 17 pounds.<ref name=Williams>Williams, David, 1993, ''The Georgia Gold Rush: Twenty-Niners, Cherokees, and Gold Fever,'' Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, {{ISBN|1570030529}}</ref>{{rp|11}} His father John Reed took the nugget into Concord to a silversmith, who informed Reed that the rock did not have any value. The elder Reed returned home with it, holding it for three years until a trip in 1802 to Fayetteville, where he sold the "nugget" to a jeweler for $3.50. Over time John Reed learned that the jeweler sold the large nugget for several thousand dollars. Reed returned to Fayetteville insisting on more just compensation. This discovery and news of the sale spurred the beginning of gold mining in the area.<ref>Roberts, Bruce. ''The Carolina Gold Rush''  pp. 5–7</ref>

John Reed, or Johannes Rieth as he is known in records of the ''Staatsarchiv'' at [[Marburg]], Germany, was one of thousands of [[Hessian (soldiers)|Hessian soldiers]] brought over by British troops to fight against rebellious colonists in the [[American Revolution]]. Reed deserted, as did many other Hessians. He traveled from Georgia to North Carolina, where he settled in an ethnic German community sometime around 1787 and began farming.<ref>Schwalm, M.A. ''A Hessian Immigrant Finds Gold: The Story of John Reed,'' pp. 1–8</ref>

Reed first developed [[placer mining]] on his property, then underground mining, and became wealthy from the gold. His facility became known as [[Reed's Gold Mine]]. Large amounts of gold were being discovered at the Reed Gold Mine and in other mines in the United States; these mine owners began to use their gold to create currency. For the government to retain control of the production of currency and keep a stabilized economic structure, President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed into legislation the authorization to create branches of the [[US Mint]]. The [[Charlotte Mint]] was built to handle the gold coming from the rich gold veins of North Carolina, including Reed's.<ref>Birdsall, Clair M. ''The United States Branch Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina: Its History and Coinage'' pp. 1–3</ref>

The Reed Gold Mine was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]], as it was the first gold mine in the country. Gold was mined in North Carolina into the early 20th century. Today visitors at the site can explore some of the mine's reconstructed tunnels.<ref>"Reed Gold Mine,"
[http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302013515/http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/|date=March 2, 2014}}, North Carolina Historic Sites, accessed February 26, 2014.</ref>

===Cabarrus Black Boys===
Prior to the battle of Alamance, on the 16th of May, 1771, the first blood shed in the American Revolution, there were many discreet men across North Carolina opposed to British taxation and fee system imposed by colonial officials in the late 1760s. Discreet persons part of this movement in Rowan and Mecklenburg Counties (later known as Cabarrus) took part in an infamous raid against a royal governmental military convoy as part of North Carolina's Regulator Movement. On May 9, 1771, James, William and John White, brothers, and William White, a cousin, all born and raised on Rocky River, and one mile from Rocky River Church, Robert Caruthers, Robert Davis, Benjamin Cockrane, James and Joshua Hadley, William Alexander, of Sugar Creek “Captain Black Bill Alexander,” and whose sword now hangs in the Library Hall of Davidson College, bound themselves to a solemn oath of secrecy as they set out on a mission 
.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://northcarolinagenealogy.org/cabarrus/black_boys.htm|title= The Black Boys of Cabarrus County, North Carolina |access-date= August 18, 2024}}</ref>

The small band of Regulators, disguised themselves and made their way to Phifer’s old muster grounds on Poplar Tent Road. After nightfall, the men laid a trail of gunpowder toward the royal government’s encampment and fired a shot igniting an explosion that was reportedly heard nine miles away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cabarrusblackboyschapterdar.org/cabarrus-black-boys-history|title=History of Cabarrus Black Boys|website=Daughters of the American Revolution |access-date= August 18, 2024}}</ref> Two gunpowder wagons, as well as blankets, leggings, kettles, and other supplies were destroyed. Some men involved in this episode wore Indian disguises while others were blacked by the gunpowder they emptied from the kegs earning them the name of the "Black Boys of Cabarrus".<ref>William S. Powell, James K. Huhta, and Thomas J. Farnham, eds., The Regulators in North Carolina: A Documentary History, 1759-1776 (1971)</ref> These young patriots remained active and in hiding until independence was declared.

===National Register of Historic Places===
The old [[Cabarrus County Courthouse]] was finished in 1876. Recognized as significant in the 20th century, it was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabarrus County, North Carolina|National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974. The [[Cabarrus County Courthouse#Confederate soldiers monument|Confederate soldiers monument]] is located on the front lawn area.

Also listed on the NRHP is the [[Coleman-Franklin-Cannon Mill]], notable as the first cotton mill owned and operated by African Americans, and also for its decades-long record of industrial design in textile manufacturing, with numerous contributing structures built through the early 20th century.

Among other NRHP sites in Cabarrus County is the [[Bethel Church Arbor]], located adjacent to Bethel United Methodist Church approximately one mile north of the historic crossroads (and railroad stop) of Cabarrus Station. The Arbor dates back to the early 1800s as a location for religious revival "camp meetings" and the current structure was built around 1878, and was in use through the 1920s.

===Agricultural and industrial development===
Located in the Piedmont region, the county was developed largely for subsistence farming, but did have some cotton plantations. By 1860 the population was about one-third enslaved African Americans, with few [[free people of color]]. The first cotton mill was constructed as early as 1839. More mill development took place after the American Civil War, when railroads reached the region.

Among the owners of new mills in the area were men of the rising black middle-class of [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], such as [[John C. Dancy]] (appointed as collector of customs at the port), and others. [[Warren Clay Coleman]], a Concord African-American businessman, joined them in organizing [[Coleman Manufacturing Company]] in 1897, on a site about two miles from Concord. They built and operated what is believed to have been the first cotton mill in the nation to be owned by blacks.<ref name="edmonds">[[Helen G. Edmonds|Edmonds, Helen G.]] ''The Negro and Fusion Politics in North Carolina, 1894–1901'' (1951/reprint 2013) pp 89–92. Quote, p. 92: Dancy wrote: "This is the first genuine cotton mill yet built and controlled by colored men in the history of the country. It stands two miles from Concord, North Carolina, in the midst of a plot of about 140 acres of fertile soil. ...There is no good reason why there should not be a splendid town there governed by ourselves in the near future."</ref> They wanted to promote economic security for people of color. [[Richard B. Fitzgerald]] was its first president. While blacks had been hired for tobacco manufacturing, they were generally excluded from white-owned [[textile mill]]s.

The [[Wilmington Insurrection of 1898]], with white attacks on blacks, their homes and businesses, destroyed much of what the people had built there since the war. In 1900 Dancy was among more than 2000 blacks who left the city permanently after the riot, resulting in its becoming majority white. He moved to [[Washington, D.C.]], where he was appointed as the federal [[recorder of deeds]].<ref>Edmonds (1951/2013), "The Negro and Fusion Politics," p. 92</ref>

Agriculture has played an important part in the economic life of the county for over 200 years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, textiles became a vital part of the local economy, especially in the northern portion of the county. Today, the local economy has a more varied base.

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q176307|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Cabarrus County}}
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|363.93|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|361.23|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.70|sqmi}} (0.74%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files - North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Cabarrus County is situated in the gently rolling countryside of the [[Carolina Piedmont]] There are no significantly high peaks or points, although the eastern half of the county contains the westernmost foothills of the [[Uwharrie Mountains]]. Altitude ranges from approximately 500–800 feet above sea level. No large or navigable rivers flow through the county; the nearest navigable waterway is the [[Yadkin River]] in nearby [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]. Land slope is generally toward the southeast. The longest waterway within the county is [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]], which rises in [[Iredell County]] and empties into the Pee Dee below Norwood in [[Stanly County]]. Weather is temperate with hot summers and mild to chilly winters. Severe weather occurs occasionally, with thunderstorms in the warmer months of the year and ice storms and snowfalls occurring on occasion in winter. From zero to three accumulating snowfalls may be expected in an average winter. Snow generally melts between accumulating snowfalls, and there is no consistent snowpack. An average of {{convert|4|in|mm|spell=in}} of snow and {{convert|46|in|mm}} of rain falls each year. At summer solstice, the length of day is approximately 14 hours and 33 minutes, with visible light lasting 15 hours and 32 minutes.

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* Buffalo Creek Preserve<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Creek Preserve Trail |url=https://www.carolinathreadtrailmap.org/trails/trail/buffalo-creek-preserve-trail |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Carolina Thread Trail Map |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Reed Gold Mine]]
* Pharr Family Preserve Trail<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pharr Family Preserve Trail |url=https://www.carolinathreadtrailmap.org/trails/trail/pharr-family-trail |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Carolina Thread Trail Map |language=en}}</ref>

===Major water bodies===
{{See also|Category:Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina}}
* [[Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)|Adams Creek]]
* [[Back Creek (Rocky River tributary)|Back Creek]]
* [[Black Run Creek]]
* Black Run Reservoir
* [[Coddle Creek]]
* Don T. Howell Reservoir<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Lake Enforcement |url=https://www.cabarruscounty.us/Government/Departments/Sheriffs-Office/Patrol/Lake-Enforcement |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=www.cabarruscounty.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dutch Buffalo Creek]]
* [[Jennie Wolf Creek]]
* Keasler Lake<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Keasler Lake in Cabarrus County NC |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,998866,n,keasler%20lake.cfm |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
* Lake Concord<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Concord Fishing near Kannapolis, North Carolina {{!}} HookandBullet.com |url=https://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-lake-concord-kannapolis-nc/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.hookandbullet.com}}</ref>
* Lake Fisher<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Fisher |url=https://concordnc.gov/Departments/Parks-Recreation/Lake-Fisher |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=concordnc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Little Buffalo Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)|Little Buffalo Creek]]
* [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]] – north
* [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly County]] – east
* [[Union County, North Carolina|Union County]] – south
* [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] – west-southwest
* [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell County]] – north

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 5094
|1810= 6158
|1820= 7248
|1830= 8810
|1840= 9259
|1850= 9747
|1860= 10546
|1870= 11954
|1880= 14964
|1890= 18142
|1900= 22456
|1910= 26240
|1920= 33730
|1930= 44331
|1940= 59393
|1950= 63783
|1960= 68137
|1970= 74629
|1980= 85895
|1990= 98935
|2000= 131063
|2010= 178011
|2020= 225804
|estyear=2023
|estimate=240016
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cabarruscountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Cabarrus County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Cabarrus County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37025&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 133,781
| 59.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 41,687
| 18.46%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 598
| 0.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 11,933
| 5.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 122
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 10,420
| 4.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 27,263
| 12.07%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 225,804 people, 68,798 households, and 51,217 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 131,063 people, 49,519 households, and 36,545 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|360|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 52,848 housing units at an average density of {{convert|145|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 83.26% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 12.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.91% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. 5.05% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 49,519 households, out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 32.50% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,140, and the median income for a family was $53,692. Males had a median income of $36,714 versus $26,010 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,121. About 4.80% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.30% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.

Most residents of Cabarrus County are [[White people|Caucasian]] of [[Scotch-Irish American|Scots-Irish]], German, or English-Welsh extraction. The proportion of African-American residents has decreased since the late nineteenth century, in part due to people leaving in the [[Second Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]] of the 20th century to cities and areas with more opportunities. In 2000, African- American residents made up slightly more than 12 percent of the population.

===Religion===
The different religious denominations represented in the county are mainly Protestant. A small Jewish synagogue, Temple Or Olam, operates here. There are two [[Catholicism|Catholic]] churches, St. James The Greater Catholic Church, located in Concord, and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kannapolis. [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Islamic]] congregations are located in nearby Charlotte.<ref>InfoGroup Company.  ''2013 Polk City Directory, Concord, NC.'' Business Section, pp. 10–12.</ref>

==Government and politics==
[[File:Cabarrus County Governmental Center.jpg|thumb|Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord]]
Cabarrus County is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Centralina Council of Governments]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|title=Centralina Council of Governments|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410131624/https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cabarrus County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected [[at-large]] in countywide elections to serve four-year staggered terms. The county's operations are managed by a "County Manager".<ref name="BOCList">{{Cite web |title=Cabarrus County |url=https://www.cabarruscounty.us/Home |access-date=August 31, 2022 |website=www.cabarruscounty.us |language=en-US}}</ref>

Cabarrus County Land Records is a division of Tax Administration, a department of Cabarrus County Government. Land Records is responsible for creating and maintaining property records for all parcels in the county. Cabarrus County Land Records along with Cabarrus County Information Technology Services developed CLaRIS ('''C'''abarrus County '''La'''nd '''R'''ecords '''I'''nformation '''S'''ystem), and award-winning public access and inquiry system for citizens to look at and use land records data.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cabarruscounty.us/claris|title=Cabarrus County Land Records Information System|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623134702/http://www.cabarruscounty.us/claris|archive-date=June 23, 2007|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref>

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, North Carolina|Concord]].<ref>"[http://www.ncdjjdp.org/facilities/youth_development_centers.html Youth Development Centers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517101537/http://www.ncdjjdp.org/facilities/youth_development_centers.html |date=2013-05-17 }}." [[North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention]]. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. "Contact Information: 1484 Old Charlotte Road Concord, N.C. 28027"</ref>

Cabarrus County has voted Republican in every presidential election since [[Harry S. Truman]] carried the county in 1948. Since then, it has been won by the GOP candidate by double digits in all but four presidential elections: (1964, 1976, 2020, and 2024).
{{PresHead|place=Cabarrus County, North Carolina|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref>}}

Democrat [[Josh Stein]] did win the county in the [[2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election|2024 gubernatorial election]] for the first time since 1980, as part of his landslide victory.
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|63,746|54,494|1,962|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|63,237|52,162|1,828|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|53,819|35,521|3,949|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|49,557|32,849|1,160|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|45,924|31,546|524|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|40,780|19,803|241|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|32,704|16,284|393|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|23,035|14,447|3,828|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|21,281|13,513|6,329|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|22,524|10,686|74|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|22,528|8,477|53|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,143|9,768|674|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,455|12,049|126|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|18,384|5,336|328|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|13,226|5,501|6,538|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|13,178|11,921|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|15,678|8,680|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|14,462|7,173|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|15,053|9,140|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,294|5,059|3,473|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,233|9,064|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,579|11,776|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,825|12,297|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,444|8,465|68|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,548|4,869|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,510|4,449|189|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,148|4,418|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,314|2,080|22|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|389|1,738|1,584|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,821|1,610|0|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,254|1,509|42|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,112|1,485|41|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|996|2,250|60|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|679|1,419|860|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|933|1,659|81|North Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|990|1,893|8|North Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|1,054|1,499|5|North Carolina}}

==Transportation and communications==
[[Interstate 85]] passes southwest to northeast across the county's northern portion, and several U.S. and state highways serve the city. These principal highways include U.S. highways [[U.S. Route 52|52]], [[U.S. Route 29|29]], 601, and NC highways 73, 24/27, 200, 49, and 3.

[[Concord-Padgett Regional Airport]] (airport code USA/JQF) is located {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} west of Concord. Commercial flights to the area are available at the airports at [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], or at [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. Passenger rail service to [[Kannapolis station|Kannapolis]] is available via [[Amtrak]].

Both wired and wireless telephone services are nearly universally available in the county. Cable television is available in much of the county. Cabarrus County is within the Greater Charlotte area for broadcast communications.

===Major highways===
{{div col}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|I|85}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|29}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|52}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|601}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|3}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|24}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|27}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|49}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|73}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|200}}
{{div col end}}

===Major infrastructure===
* [[Concord-Padgett Regional Airport]]

==Education==
The [[Cabarrus County Schools|Cabarrus County School System]] services all of the county with the exception of parts of [[Kannapolis]], which operates the [[Kannapolis City Schools]]. The system is generally regarded as one of the better school districts in the state, with high student achievement and low instances of violence and other problems.

The county is also home to [[Barber-Scotia College]], the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (a four-year college), and a branch of [[Rowan-Cabarrus Community College]]. [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte|UNC Charlotte]], although in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]], is located near Harrisburg and is easily accessible to Cabarrus residents via Highway 49.

Cabarrus County citizens are served by the [[Cabarrus County Public Library]] system, which comprises five library locations.

==Healthcare==
Essential medical services, [[Atrium Health Cabarrus]] with a 24-hour emergency department and trauma center, are available in Concord.

==Media==
The area is served by the Concord-Kannapolis ''[[Independent Tribune]]'' in print and online and [[The Weekly Post]], a weekly newspaper. Radio station WEGO 1410 AM serves the area with a 60'S 70'S OLDIES music format. WTIX broadcasts from a tower on US Highway 29 North near Poplar Tent Road in Concord and has studios in the Hidden Plaza at 308 Church Street North in Concord.

==Attractions==
[[File:ReedGoldMine.jpg|right|thumb|Reed Gold Mine]]

The county is home to [[Reed Gold Mine]], site of the first gold discovery in the United States in 1799.

The [[Concord Mills|Concord Mills Mall]], is located in Cabarrus County. The [[Great Wolf Lodge]] is located near the mall on the opposite side of Interstate 85.

==NASCAR==
The western part of the county is home to a large racing complex in Concord, including [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], which hosts two [[NASCAR Cup Series]] events a year on two different layouts, The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and zMAX Dragway, which now hosts the [[NHRA|NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series]] twice a year. [[Concord Speedway]] (formerly Concord Motorsport Park), located southeast of Concord in Midland, hosts weekly [[Whelen All-American Series|NASCAR Whelen All-American Series]] races in the early spring through fall.

The county is also home to several major race shops, including [[Hendrick Motorsports]], [[Roush Fenway Racing]], [[Petty GMS Motorsports|Richard Petty Motorsports]], and [[Trackhouse Racing Team|Trackhouse Racing]] in Concord, [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] in Kannapolis, and [[JTG Daugherty Racing]] and [[Wood Brothers Racing]] in Harrisburg.

A state of the art and first of its kind [[wind tunnel]], Windshear, opened July 18, 2008, in Concord. It offers aerodynamic testing facilities to NASCAR and Formula One racing teams and automobile manufacturers.

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Cabarrus County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|275px|Map of Cabarrus County with municipal and township labels]]

===Cities===
* [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]] (county seat and largest community)
* [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]] (most; portions extend into [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]])
* [[Locust, North Carolina|Locust]] (part; mostly in [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]])

===Towns===
* [[Davidson, North Carolina|Davidson]] (parts; almost entirely in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] and [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]])
* [[Harrisburg, North Carolina|Harrisburg]]
* [[Midland, North Carolina|Midland]]
* [[Mount Pleasant, North Carolina|Mount Pleasant]]

===Townships===
The county is divided into twelve [[township (United States)|townships]], which are both numbered and named:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 1. Harrisburg
* 2. Poplar Tent
* 3. Odell
* 4. [[Kannapolis]]
* 5. New Gilead
* 6. [[Rimertown]]
* 7. [[Gold Hill, North Carolina|Gold Hill]]
* 8. [[Mount Pleasant, North Carolina|Mt Pleasant]]
* 9. Georgeville
* 10. [[Midland, North Carolina|Midland]]
* 11. Central Cabarrus
* 12. [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]]
{{div col end}}

===Other communities===
* Fisher Town
* Georgeville
* [[Odell School, North Carolina|Odell School]]
* [[Rimertown, North Carolina|Rimertown]]
* Rocky River

==See also==
* [[List of counties in North Carolina]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabarrus County, North Carolina]]
* [[Carolina Gold Rush]]
* [[Georgia Gold Rush]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{citation |title=Branson's North Carolina Business Directory...1867-68 |publisher=Branson & Jones |location=Raleigh, NC |chapter-url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101065143529&seq=58&view=2up |page= 20 |chapter= Cabarrus County |via= [[hathitrust.org]] }}
* {{citation |title=Branson's North Carolina Business Directory, 1896 |publisher=Levi Branson |location=Raleigh, NC |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/bransonsnorthcar1896bran/page/136/mode/2up |page= 137 |chapter= Cabarrus County |via= [[archive.org]] }}
* {{citation |chapter-url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nc01.ark:/13960/t2r49km5g&seq=142&view=2up |chapter= Cabarrus County |title=North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory, 1916 |publisher=News and Observer Publishing Company |location= Raleigh, N.C. |via= hathitrust.org }}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{osmrelation|2528680}}
* {{official website|http://www.cabarruscounty.us}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Cabarrus County, North Carolina
|North     = [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Union County, North Carolina|Union County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]
|Northwest = [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell County]]
}}
{{Cabarrus County, North Carolina}}
{{Charlotte/Metrolina}}
{{North_Carolina}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cabarrus County, North Carolina| ]]
[[Category:1792 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1792]]
[[Category:Charlotte metropolitan area]]