Cabarrus County
A population of approximately 147,000 in 2005 represents a vast increase in population over the past 30 years, due largely to the increase in urban sprawl of Charlotte, North Carolina, to the southwest. Its county seat is Concord, which was incorporated in 1803.
History
The county was formed in 1792 from Mecklenburg County.
It was named after Stephen Cabarrus of Chowan County, speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons.
Gold was first discovered here by Conrad Reed in an unincorporated part of southeast Cabarrus county. Conrad Reed was the son of a Hessian Soldier brought over by British troops to fight in the Revolution.
His father deserted and found a farm which later became the gold mine known as Reed's Gold Mine.
Law and government
Cabarrus County is a member of the regional Centralina Council of Governments. Cabarrus County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected at large in countywide elections to serve four-year staggered terms.
Today, the local economy has a more varied base.
Communication is via an Interstate highway, Interstate 85, which travels southwest to northeast across the county's northern portion, and several U.S. Both wired and wireless telephone services are nearly universally available in the county.
Cabarrus County is within the Greater Charlotte area for broadcast communications.
Most residents of Cabarrus County are Caucasian of Scots-Irish, German, or English-Welsh extraction. A minority population of African American residents inhabit the county.
Religion
Culturally, Cabarrus County residents are historically Christian of low-church protestant traditions, especially Southern Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist, with a significant number of Lutherans.
Ken Schrader and Darrell Waltrip also have a racing shops in Cabarrus County.
The state's largest tourist attraction, Concord Mills Mall, is located in Cabarrus County.
The county is home to Reed Gold Mine, site of the first gold discovery in the United States in 1799.
Cities and towns
Map of Cabarrus County, North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels
Concord
Harrisburg
Kannapolis
Mount Pleasant
Midland
Also notable is the recent push for incorporation in the Odell School community, which is located in the northwestern corner of the county. The current residents hope to incorporate as a means to avoid annexation by the city of Kannapolis.
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