Cabarrus County, North Carolina
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.
Cabarrus County | |
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 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 | |
| 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 |
History
The county was made in 1792 from Mecklenburg County.
Government
Cabarrus County is part of the local Centralina Council of Governments.
Schools
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
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
These cities and towns are in Cabarrus County:
Lowe's Motor Speedway
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).
