Concord Township, Iredell County, North Carolina

Concord Township
Township
Concord Township in Iredell County
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Iredell
Established	1868
Government
• Type	non-functioning administrative division
Area
• Total	34.81 sq mi (90.2 km2)
• Land	34.65 sq mi (89.7 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,999
• Density	202.0/sq mi (78.0/km2)
2010 Census [1]

Concord Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Concord township as one of sixteen townships in Iredell County. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

History

By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the county was divided into townships. Previous to that time, the subdivisions were Captain's Districts. While the Captain's Districts referred primarily to the militia, it served also for the election precinct, the tax listing and tax collecting district. ^{[3] [2]}

Geography and demography

Concord township is located in the central western portion of Iredell County. It borders Sharpesburg Township to the north, Alexander County to the west, Shiloh Township and Statesville Township to the south, and Bethany Township to the east.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	1,209		—
1900	1,565		—
1910	1,613		3.1%
1920	1,649		2.2%
1930	1,890		14.6%
1940	2,470		30.7%

Towns, churches, and schools

Concord Township in 1917

Post offices and unincorporated towns

• Loray (was Fancy Hill from March 6, 1840 to August 17, 1908 with James Mears as first post master, William P. Gibson became first post master of Loray on August 17, 1908) ^[6]
• Scotts (was Scotts Crossroads with Rufus W.H. Feimster as first postmaster on March 21, 1873, name changed to Scotts on July 26, 1894 with Sarah C. Feimster as postmaster) ^[6]
• Stony Point Census Designated Place (Stoney Point Post Office was established on February 17, 1826 in Iredell County with James Thompson as postmaster. The name was changed to Stony Point in 1832. The Stony Point populated place has existed in both Alexander and Iredell Counties since 1847 when Alexander County was created. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Churches and Cemeteries

• Concord Presbyterian Church (established in 1775) ^[3]
• Logan Presbyterian Church
• Monticello Baptist Church
• Morrison Cemetery
• New Amity Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church (established in 1848) ^[3]
• New Sterling Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church (established in 1787) ^[3]
• Trinity United Methodist Church
• Unity Christian Church

Schools

• Scotts School was a first through 12th grade school. The high school was operated from at least 1942 until 1966 when Iredell County schools were consolidated. ^[7]
• Scotts Elementary School ^[8]

References

1. "2010 Census for Iredell County" . Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. "North Carolina Constitution of 1868" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2019.
3. Keever, Homer M.; Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever
4. The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, ISBN   0-89459-087-1, 642 pages with index
5. The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index
6. Lewis, J.D. "NC Post Offices, 1785-1971" . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
7. "Scotts High School Yearbooks". Flickr. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
8. "Scotts Elementary School". ISSNC. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

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