Editing Concordia, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Cloud County, Kansas}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Concordia, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[County seat]]

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|established_date2        = 1872
|named_for                = [[Concordia, Missouri]]

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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Amy Jackson <ref name="gov1"/>
|leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Amy Lange<ref name="gov1"/>

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|area_code                = [[Area code 785|785]]
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'''Concordia''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Cloud County, Kansas|Cloud County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  It is located along the [[Republican River]] in the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]] in [[North Central Kansas]].  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 5,111.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Concordia, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2015200 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408183646/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2015200 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Concordia, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/concordiacitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828104429/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/concordiacitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  Concordia is home of the [[Cloud County Community College]] and the [[Nazareth Convent and Academy]].

==History==

===19th century===
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Cloud County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of Cloud County]]
Concordia holds the distinction of being elected the [[county seat]] before the town was created.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/cloud/cloud-co-p2.html#CONCORDIA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030425112044/http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/cloud/cloud-co-p2.html#CONCORDIA|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2003|title=Cloud County, Part 2|website=www.kancoll.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>  The founder of the town, [[James Manney Hagaman|James M. Hagaman]], had created a complete layout of the town on paper including streets, blocks, courthouse, and parks. The name "Concordia" was chosen because a member of the early group of promoters ("Cap" Snyder) had once lived in [[Concordia, Missouri]], and liked the name because it paid homage to the settlers-to-be's German heritage; the name "Concordia" is a German name found in many early Germanic poems.

December 1869 was the first election for the county seat with Concordia, [[Clyde, Kansas|Clyde]], and the now defunct town, [[Sibley, Kansas|Sibley]]. Without a clear majority, a second election was held between Concordia and Sibley on January 4, 1870.  Concordia was declared the winner over Sibley, 165 votes to 129.

It was over a year later when Concordia officially became a community when the Republican Land District Office opened on January 16, 1871. The Concordia Land Office continued until February 28, 1889, when it was consolidated with the land office in [[Topeka, Kansas]].

Also in 1871, Concordia elected its first mayor, R. E. Allen. Under his leadership, Concordia was officially incorporated as a third class city under Kansas law in August 1872.

Concordia was visited in its early years by many traveling shows. As early as 1876, various traveling entertainers, including [[Wild Bill Hickok]], [[Buffalo Bill Cody]], [[Ringling Brothers]], and others came to Concordia.  In 1892, the Ringling train wrecked east of the town killing two men and 20 horses, but the show played the next day to a crowd of 4,000.

The first schoolteacher to teach inside the city limits was Milo Stevens, who was paid a salary of $20 per month.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/cloud/1903/kansas8.shtml#07901 ''Biographical history of Cloud County, Kansas''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231062510/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/cloud/1903/kansas8.shtml#07901 |date=2006-12-31 }} "First School in Concordia" by E.F. Hollibaugh, 1903</ref> A state [[normal school]] was set up in Concordia in 1874 with F. E. Robinson as principal and former state Superintendent H. D. McCarty became president the second year.  In 1876, the state ceased to provide funding and the school was closed.<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1035.html#103905 A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235006/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1035.html#103905 |date=October 19, 2013 }}, by William E. Connelley, transcribed by Carolyn Ward, 2000</ref>

In 1887, [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] built a branch line from [[Neva, Kansas|Neva]] (three miles west of [[Strong City, Kansas|Strong City]]) through Concordia to [[Superior, Nebraska]].  In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged with [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] and renamed to the current [[BNSF Railway]].  Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Santa Fe."

In 1897, [[Pope Leo XIII]] founded the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia, Kansas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04206b.htm|title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Concordia (In America)|website=www.newadvent.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>  The diocese operated until 1947 when it was merged with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina]].  It was later restored as a titular see in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0556.htm|title=Titular See of Concordia, USA|website=gcatholic.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

===20th century===
[[Carrie Nation]] visited Concordia in the early 1900s.  Records are mixed, but the date is placed between 1908 and 1910. The ''Concordia Blade'' newspaper (now the ''[[Concordia Blade-Empire]]'') reported:
<blockquote>
"Carrie Nation is in town. That wonderfully brave little woman who started the crusade against Kansas saloons lectured at the M.E. Church this afternoon, and will talk again tonight at the courthouse. While in this city she is the guest of Mrs. George Mohr."
</blockquote>

[[Image:Us81.jpg|thumb|right|1912 [[Meridian Highway]] Inspection team]]
A major geographic change in the city and the area occurred on July 9, 1902. The [[Republican River]] flooded near town and broke a dam.  The flooding resulted in re-routing the river by 1/4 of a mile.<ref>''A Proud Past... A Pictorial History of Concordia, Kansas'', by Bell, Rachel Lowrey (1998), Marceline, Missouri: D-Books Publishing, p 10-21</ref>

The year of 1912 brought a major blizzard to Concordia with snow so deep that a Union Pacific train became stuck northeast of town and snowbanks on main street piled as high as peoples' heads. Also in 1912, the first official inspection team for [[Meridian Highway]] (now [[US-81]]) came through Concordia on their tour from [[Canada]] to [[Mexico]].  In 1913, the [[Missouri Pacific Railway]] [[Train station|depot]] was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the old building.

Another flood took place on June 20, 1915.  Damage from the flood was significant but not as wide-sweeping as the flood of 1902.<ref>''A Proud Past... A Pictorial History of Concordia, Kansas'', by Bell, Rachel Lowrey (1998), Marceline, Missouri: D-Books Publishing, p 22-33</ref>

From May 1, 1943 through November 8, 1945, [[Camp Concordia]] was a World War II internment camp for German POWS.

==Geography==
Concordia lies on the south side of the [[Republican River]] in the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]]. Lost Creek, a tributary of the Republican, flows north along the western edge of the city. Located in north-central Kansas at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 81 in Kansas|U.S. Route 81]] and [[K-9 (Kansas highway)|K-9]], Concordia is approximately {{convert|125|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], {{convert|149|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], and {{convert|169|mi|abbr=on}} west-northwest of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-09-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | archive-date = 2010-10-05 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Concordia has a [[humid continental climate|humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfa'')]], with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters; it is part of USDA [[Hardiness zone]] 6a.<ref>{{cite web|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture|access-date=2014-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|archive-date=2014-02-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|28.6|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|79.1|°F|1}} in July.<ref name = NOAA/> On average, there are 7.1 days that reach {{convert|100|°F|0}} or higher, 50.2 days that reach {{convert|90|°F|0}} or higher, 28.4 days that do not climb above freezing, and 4.1 days with a low of {{convert|0|°F|0}} or below.<ref name = NOAA/> Extreme temperatures officially range from {{convert|−33|°F|0}} on January 8, 1886, up to {{convert|116|°F|0}} on [[1936 North American heat wave|August 12, 1936]]; the record cold daily maximum is {{convert|−11|°F|0}} on January 14, 1888, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is {{convert|86|°F|0}} on July 1, 1933.<ref name = NOWData/>

Precipitation is greatest in May and has ranged from {{convert|12.83|in|mm|abbr=on}} in 1956 to {{convert|44.79|in|mm|abbr=on}} in 1993.<ref name = NOWData/> Snowfall averages {{convert|19.3|in|cm|abbr=on}} per season, and has historically ranged from {{convert|2.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1903–04 to {{convert|59.1|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1959–60.<ref name = NOAA/>

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|location = Concordia, Kansas ([[Blosser Municipal Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1885–present
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|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 97
|Apr record high F = 100
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 116
|Sep record high F = 112
|Oct record high F = 102
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 82

|Jan avg record high F = 62.1
|Feb avg record high F = 68.1
|Mar avg record high F = 78.8
|Apr avg record high F = 85.5
|May avg record high F = 91.8
|Jun avg record high F = 98.0
|Jul avg record high F = 101.8
|Aug avg record high F = 100.2
|Sep avg record high F = 95.7
|Oct avg record high F = 87.9
|Nov avg record high F = 74.1
|Dec avg record high F = 62.8
|year avg record high F = 103.3

|Jan high F = 38.7
|Feb high F = 43.5
|Mar high F = 55.4
|Apr high F = 64.9
|May high F = 74.8
|Jun high F = 86.0
|Jul high F = 90.3
|Aug high F = 87.7
|Sep high F = 80.4
|Oct high F = 67.5
|Nov high F = 53.0
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|Jan mean F = 28.8
|Feb mean F = 32.8
|Mar mean F = 43.5
|Apr mean F = 53.1
|May mean F = 63.5
|Jun mean F = 74.4
|Jul mean F = 78.9
|Aug mean F = 76.4
|Sep mean F = 68.5
|Oct mean F = 55.6
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|Jan low F = 18.9
|Feb low F = 22.1
|Mar low F = 31.7
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|May low F = 52.2
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|Jul low F = 67.4
|Aug low F = 65.1
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|Oct low F = 43.7
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|May avg record low F = 37.4
|Jun avg record low F = 50.8
|Jul avg record low F = 56.4
|Aug avg record low F = 53.9
|Sep avg record low F = 40.5
|Oct avg record low F = 25.9
|Nov avg record low F = 14.3
|Dec avg record low F = 3.8
|year avg record low F = -4.9

|Jan record low F = -33
|Feb record low F = -25
|Mar record low F = -11
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 41
|Jul record low F = 46
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = -15
|Dec record low F = -26

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.67
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.86
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.53
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|Jul precipitation days = 9.3
|Aug precipitation days = 9.0
|Sep precipitation days = 7.0
|Oct precipitation days = 6.6
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 1853
| 1890 = 3184
| 1900 = 3401
| 1910 = 4415
| 1920 = 4705
| 1930 = 5792
| 1940 = 6255
| 1950 = 7175
| 1960 = 7022
| 1970 = 7221
| 1980 = 6847
| 1990 = 6167
| 2000 = 5714
| 2010 = 5395
| 2020 = 5111
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5004
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br/>2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}

According to the census ({{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|EYR}} estimate), Concordia is the most populous city in the county and of all six adjacent counties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831013711/http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-08-31 |title=Population Estimates |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division }} Annual estimates of the population to {{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|EDT}}. Released {{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|RDT}}.</ref>

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 5,111 people, 2,023 households, and 1,169 families in Concordia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,134.8 per square mile (438.1/km{{sup|2}}). There were 2,512 housing units at an average density of 557.7 per square mile (215.3/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 89.57% (4,578) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (87.63% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 2.21% (113) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.57% (29) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.63% (32) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% (8) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.47% (75) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.4% (276) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.81% (297) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 2,023 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18; 42.4% were married couples living together; 27.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.5% of households consisted of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 16.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

21.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 102.3 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $44,185 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,603) and the median family income was $48,333 (+/- $12,035).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $28,219 (+/- $5,160) versus $21,441 (+/- $4,464) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $26,147 (+/- $4,160).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 6.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.1% of those under the age of 18 and 4.9% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Concordia%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,395 people, 2,186 households, and 1,301 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=March 6, 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1248.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,545 housing units at an average density of {{convert|589.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 2,186 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.5% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 38.7 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,714 people, 2,310 households, and 1,399 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,689.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,671 housing units at an average density of {{convert|789.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.58% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 2,310 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,398, and the median income for a family was $40,389. Males had a median income of $27,764 versus $20,885 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,019. About 7.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:Concordia Water Tower.jpg|thumb|right|One of two [[water towers]] in Concordia.]]

===City government===
The Concordia city government consists of five commissioners, of which one is elected mayor each year by the other four members.  The commission meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30PM.<ref name="gov1">[https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260626 Concordia - Directory of Public Officials]</ref>  Other government facilities include city services such as water, sewer, police, and fire departments.

===Other government services===
Concordia holds other government services in its city limits.  The town is home to various county services such as the county sheriff and county court house as well as state government buildings including an [[Armory (military)|armory]] for the [[Kansas National Guard]].  There also are federal offices and buildings common to small communities such as the [[United States Post Office]].

==Education==
[[File:ConcordiaCarnegieLibrary2007.jpg|thumb|right|Former Concordia Carnegie Library, now is Cloud County Museum (2007)]]

===Colleges and universities===
Concordia is the location of [[Cloud County Community College]], a two-year [[junior college]].  Other post-secondary schools in Concordia's history are [[Concordia Normal School]]<ref>[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1035.html#103905 A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235006/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1035.html#103905 |date=October 19, 2013 }} "State Normal School, Concordia" by William E. Connelley, transcribed by Carolyn Ward, 2000</ref> and ''Concordia Business College''.<ref>[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Nebraskana/pages/nbka0228.htm The Nebraskana Society] Guy James Rice</ref>

===Primary and secondary education===
The community is served by [[Concordia USD 333]] public school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usd333.com/|title=Concordia Public Schools|website=www.usd333.com|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> Education for grades K-6 are completed in the district across several buildings.  Public secondary education for grades 7-12 is completed at [[Concordia Junior-Senior High School]]. Class sizes typically range between 80 and 120 students. The school district also runs the Cloud County Alternative High School,<ref>[http://www.usd333.com/vnews/display.v/SEC/Cloud%20County%20Alternative%20High%20School Concordia Kansas Public Schools<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209172455/http://www.usd333.com/vnews/display.v/SEC/Cloud%20County%20Alternative%20High%20School |date=2006-12-09 }}</ref> primarily for area [[non-traditional student]]s.  Students can earn their diploma online or through computer-based classes.  Enrollment is very small, typically graduating less than ten students each year.

The Catholic Church in Concordia operated Notre Dame High School<ref>[http://www.class1965.com/Notre%20Dame.htm Notre Dame High School Class Of<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> a private Catholic High School from 1962 to 1969.  It remained open as a Catholic grade school until 1971, when the local district purchased the property and has used it for fifth and sixth grades under the name [[Concordia Middle School]].

===Libraries===
Concordia is home to the [[Frank Carlson Library]], a public library named for former Kansas governor [[Frank Carlson]]. Other public libraries in Concordia's history include the Carnegie Library, built with a $10,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie in 1908.

==Transportation==
Concordia is the host of [[Blosser Municipal Airport]] (CNK).  Blosser Municipal Airport is publicly owned by the City of Concordia.  The [[National Weather Service]] and the [[Kansas National Guard]] maintain facilities at this location.

==Media==
The ''[[Concordia Blade-Empire]]'' is the official county newspaper and publishes its edition five days a week from its location in Concordia.

Radio stations [[KNCK (AM)|KNCK]] (1390 AM) and [[KNCK-FM]] (94.9 FM) operate from the same broadcasting facility in Concordia and are privately owned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncktoday.com|title=NCK Today - KNCK AM/FM Concordia, KS|website=ncktoday.com|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>  Radio station [[KVCO]] (88.3 FM) operates as a broadcast journalism project by Cloud County Community College in Concordia.  KVCO is publicly owned and operated by the school.

==Culture==

===Points of interest===
[[Image:Bgt1907.jpg|thumb|left|The Brown Grand Theatre, 1907]]
In November 1905, Concordia resident Colonel [[Napoleon Bonaparte Brown]] announced to the townspeople his plans to build the [[Brown Grand Theatre]], a fully outfitted opera house for Concordia.  Renowned [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] theater architect [[Boller Brothers|Carl Boller]] was hired to prepare the design drawings and the blueprints. Restored to its original 1907 state, the 650 seat Brown Grand Theatre now serves as a tourist attraction and performing arts/community center for Concordia and North Central Kansas.

[[Camp Concordia]], a [[prisoner of war]] camp for captured Germans, was maintained a few miles north of Concordia during [[World War II]]. The original guard house remains and has been restored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansastravel.org/campconcordia.htm|title=POW Camp Concordia - Concordia, Kansas|first=Keith|last=Stokes|website=www.kansastravel.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

The [[Cloud County Historical Museum]] preserves and exhibits objects and documents of historical items representing early-day Kansas. It is housed in the former 1908 [[Andrew Carnegie]] Library building and a large newer annex. [[Cloud County, Kansas]] artifacts exhibited for viewing include items relating to nature, radio, railroads, quilts, photography, toys, [[vintage clothing]] and furniture, musical instruments, fossils, tools, and stained glass.  The museum is also home of one of the largest hand carved brick murals.<ref>[http://www.travelks.com/s/index.cfm?CID=5624&QString=eventsearch%3Da%26Page%3D12 Travel Kansas] Whole Wall Mural Dedication</ref> Records are on display of the military Prisoner of War Camp, churches, organizations, schools, and businesses. Displays of glass cutting, rare coins and books, rock and gem shop, micro-film of county newspapers and many others too numerous to list. Large displays in the annex include the 1908 Lincoln-Page [[Airplane]], an 1898 [[Holsman (automobile)|Holsman]] belt driven [[horseless carriage]], and a 1915 [[Ford Model T]].

The [[Cloud County Veterans Memorial]] is housed in the courthouse block of Concordia.  The memorial includes an "eternal flame" that has been burning since the monument was established on November 11, 1968.

Concordia is the home of the national [[Orphan Train]] complex, housed in the restored historic [[Union Pacific Railroad Depot (Concordia, Kansas)|Union Pacific Railroad Depot]].  The complex currently houses a museum and research center dedicated to the preservation of the stories and artifacts of those who were part of the Orphan Train Movement from 1854 to 1929.<ref>[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html National Orphan Train Complex<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712031206/http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html |date=2007-07-12 }}</ref>

The [[Nazareth Convent and Academy]] is the official Motherhouse and Home for the 260 [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] of Concordia. It was built in 1903 and is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The sisters at Nazareth earned a reputation for their [[education of young women]], giving them a sound academic program and instruction in the fine arts, music, French, and the social graces. In 1903, the Sisters of St. Joseph entered the health care field in Concordia with the establishment of the [[Cloud County Health Center|St. Joseph Hospital]] on the original site after the new Nazareth Motherhouse was built at its present location.

The most common historic bridge visited is the [[Republican River Pegram Truss]], a three-span through [[truss bridge]] built in 1893 for the [[Union Pacific Railway]].  As of 2007, the bridge is used for local automobile traffic.  Other bridges in the area are the [[County Line Bowstring]] bridge near [[Hollis, Kansas|Hollis]] and the [[Pott's Ford Bridge]] near [[Glasco, Kansas|Glasco]].  All three bridges are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

Concordia claims the title "The [[Stained Glass]] Capital of Kansas" and a tour of local stained glass pieces has been established.  Although common in houses of worship, many private residences also have quality stained glass installed and available for viewing on the tour.

===Parks and recreation===
Small game hunting (particularly game birds such as [[pheasant]], [[quail]], and [[dove]]) attracts a large number of people from all over the world.  Opening Day of hunting season is an especially active day for Concordia as it brings a large number of visitors and a boost to the local economy.

The city of Concordia has complementary overnight camping available at Airport Park, one of several city parks.  Airport Park is located at the [[Blosser Municipal Airport]].

==Notable people==
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[[File:Frankcarlson(r-ks).jpg|thumb|Former Kansas Governor Frank Carlson was a longtime resident of Concordia.]]

===Academic===
* [[George Norlin]], former president of the [[University of Colorado]].

===Arts/Entertainment===
* [[Jim Garver]], guitarist for [[Garth Brooks]]
* [[Robert E. Pearson]], movie director
* [[Marilyn Schreffler]], American actress who provided voice-overs for several animated TV programs
* [[Helen Talbot]], motion picture actress and [[pin-up girl]].  Born Helen Darling in Concordia.
* ''The Sensational Showmen'', Rock show band from 1964 to 1968, inducted into Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2009.<ref name="KMHOF2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.ksmusichalloffame.org/inductees_part2.html#the_sensational_showmen|title=Kansas Music Hall of Fame: Inductees|website=www.ksmusichalloffame.org|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131005839/http://www.ksmusichalloffame.org/inductees_part2.html#the_sensational_showmen|archive-date=31 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesensationalshowmen.blogspot.com|title=The Sensational Showmen|website=www.thesensationalshowmen.blogspot.com|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

===Business/Politics===
* [[Charles H. Blosser]], local businessman and namesake of [[Blosser Municipal Airport]] in Concordia
* [[Napoleon Bonaparte Brown]], local businessman and philanthropist, namesake of the [[Brown Grand Theatre]] in Concordia
* [[Frank Carlson]], former [[United States Congress|congressman]], [[United States Senate|Senator]], and [[Governor of Kansas]]
* [[Deanell Reece Tacha]], chief judge of the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]]
* [[Clyde Short]], former chairman of the [[Kansas Democratic Party]]

===Religion===
* [[Charles J. Chaput]], [[archbishop]] of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[John Francis Cunningham (bishop)|John Francis Cunningham]], Bishop of Concordia
* [[Jim Garlow]], pastor of [[Skyline Church]] in [[La Mesa, California]].
* [[Constantine Scollen]] famous missionary priest was resident from 1896 until 1898

===Sports===
* [[Tom Brosius]], track and field athlete
* [[Greg Brummett]], baseball player in 1990s, pitched for [[San Francisco Giants]] and [[Minnesota Twins]]; head baseball coach at [[Cloud County Community College]]
* [[Keith Christensen]], former NFL football player [[New Orleans Saints]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070519140926/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=NOR&yr=1969&lg=nfl New Orleans Saints 1969 Stats, History, Awards and More<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref>
* [[Billy Dewell]], former NFL football player [[Chicago Cardinals]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205140444/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DEWELBIL01 Billy Dewel Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com]}}</ref>
* [[Bill Dotson]], track and field athlete<ref name=KSHOF>{{cite web|url=http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/late-steve-anson-inducted-kansas-sports-hall-fame/|publisher=[[WIBW (AM)|WIBW News Now]]|access-date=June 8, 2016|date=June 8, 2016|title=The Late Steve Anson To Be Inducted Into The Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame|archive-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623154930/http://www.wibwnewsnow.com/late-steve-anson-inducted-kansas-sports-hall-fame/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Mike Gardner (football coach)|Mike Gardner]], head football coach at [[Tabor College, Kansas|Tabor College]] and [[Malone University]]<ref>[http://www.malone.edu/5171 Malone College : January 27, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105041306/http://www.malone.edu/5171 |date=January 5, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Larry Hartshorn]], former NFL football player [[Chicago Cardinals]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060917023739/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARTSLAR01 Larry Hartshorn Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref>
* [[Tim McCarty]], head football coach at East Central University
* [[Ernie Quigley]], professional basketball [[Official (basketball)|referee]] and [[Umpire (baseball)|umpire]] in [[Major League Baseball]]; member [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]
* [[Harry Short (baseball)|Harry Short]], [[Texas League]] baseball player
* [[Shanele Stires]], former WNBA basketball player [[Minnesota Lynx]] and college basketball coach
* [[Kaye Vaughan]], former [[Canadian Football League]] and [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame player]] with [[Ottawa Rough Riders]], winner [[CFL's Outstanding Player Award|CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award]]<ref>[http://www.usd333.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2007/09/28/470a2939d72f8 Concordia Kansas Public Schools – Where Are They Now – Kaye Vaughn – Class of 1949<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104015823/http://www.usd333.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2007/09/28/470a2939d72f8 |date=2007-11-04 }}</ref>

===Other===
* [[Boston Corbett]], Union [[American Civil War]] soldier, famous for shooting [[John Wilkes Booth]], the man who assassinated [[Abraham Lincoln]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln32.html|title=Boston Corbett|website=rogerjnorton.com|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>
* [[Pop Hollinger]], one of the first [[comic book]] collectors of all time<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1t8g_yX1wcC&q=%2B%22concordia%2C+kansas%22+%2B%22fiction%22&pg=PA260|title=Of comics and men: a cultural history of American comic books|author1=Jean-Paul Gabilliet|access-date=April 26, 2011|page=260|isbn=978-1-60473-267-2|year=2010|publisher=University Press of Mississippi}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
The song ''[[Friends in Low Places]]'' made famous by [[Garth Brooks]] mentions a bar called "The Oasis" that is named after a now-closed establishment in Concordia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washburn.edu/reference/cks/newsltrs/F2010.pdf|publisher=[[Washburn University|Washburn University Center for Kansas Studies]]|title=On the Road with Green River Ordinance|page=6|date=Fall 2010|access-date=April 26, 2011}}</ref>

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:Concordia,_Kansas_City_Limits.JPG|City limits, north side of town
File:Concordia,_Kansas_Main_Street.JPG|Main Street (looking west)
File:Cloud_County_Court_House.JPG|Cloud County Court House
File:Cloud County Fairgrounds.JPG|Welcome sign for the Cloud County Fairgrounds
File:Circle B Grain Elevator.JPG|Circle B Grain Elevator
File:CO-OP_grain_elevator_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|[[Universal Cooperatives|CO-OP]] grain elevator
File:Concordia_City_Park_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|City Park
File:Concordia_City_Park_and_Farmers_Market_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Farmer's Market
File:Decker_Park_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Decker Park
File:Hood_Park_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Hood Park
File:Sunset_Home_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Sunset Home
File:Manna House of Prayer.JPG|Manna House of Prayer
File:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Concordia, Kansas).JPG|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
File:First Baptist Church (Concordia, Kansas).JPG|The Baptist Church
File:First Christian Church (Concordia, Kansas).JPG|First Christian Church
File:First United Methodist Church (Concordia, Kansas).JPG|First United Methodist Church
File:Episcopal_Church_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Episcopal Church
File:Faith_Baptist_Church_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Faith Baptist Church
File:Lutheran_Church_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Lutheran Church
File:Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Concordia, Kansas).JPG|Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
File:Presbyterian_Church_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Presbyterian Church
File:Trinity_United_Methodist_Church_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Trinity United Methodist Church
File:Wesleyan_Church_(Concordia,_Kansas).JPG|Wesleyan Church
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Cloud County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Cloud County, Kansas}}
* Bell, Rachel Lowrey (1998a). '' A Proud Past... A Pictorial History of Concordia, Kansas''; D-Books Publishing.
* Emery, Janet Pease (1970a). ''It Takes People to Make a Town''; Arrow Printing Company; LCCN 75-135688.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Concordia, Kansas}}
* {{Official website|https://www.concordiaks.org/|Concordia - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260626 Concordia - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://www.concordiakansaschamber.com/ Concordia - Chamber of Commerce]
* {{YouTube|22pNYR5tZgU|Dean Holbert - a personal museum}}, from ''Hatteberg's People'' on [[KAKE]] TV news
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/concordia.pdf Concordia city map], KDOT

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