Concord, Delaware Explained

Official Name:Concord, Delaware
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label:Concord
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delaware
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sussex
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:26
Coordinates:38.6419°N -75.5553°W
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:[1]

Concord is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Concord is located along Delaware Route 20, east of Seaford.

Concord, Sussex County, Delaware should not be confused with Concord, New Castle County, Delaware; the latter is a populated place located in Wilmington, bordering the northern edge of the city along Delaware Route 202.[2]

History

Concord originally had several bog-iron furnaces in the area in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.[3] The Pine Grove Furnace Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Concord's population was 300 in 1890,[4] 269 in 1900,[5] 315 in 1925,[6] and 400 in 1960.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 213823. Concord.
  2. Based on location designated in the OpenStreetMap resource; see node 158618495.
  3. Book: Federal Writers' Project . Federal Writers' Project . The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. 2009-04-10 . 1938 . Modern Age Books . New York. American Guide Series.
  4. Book: Cram, George Franklin . Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States . 1890 . G.F. Cram . 356 . en.
  5. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 84 . en.
  6. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 175 . en.
  7. Encyclopedia: World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Corporation . 1960 . 88 . D . en.