Official Name: | Concord, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pike |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.20 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.18 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.85 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.84 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 378 |
Population Density Km2: | 173.46 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 449.46 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.0908°N -84.4389°W |
Elevation M: | 247 |
Elevation Ft: | 810 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 30206 |
Area Code: | 770 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-19168[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0355256[3] |
Concord is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 378 in 2020.[4]
In 1827, Concord was established as a trading post on Whiteoak Creek, serving as a major stop on the stagecoach line between Atlanta and Columbus, and also an important hub for cotton farmers in the region. It was originally incorporated in 1832, but because of the civil war, many of its citizens left the town.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly reincorporated the place in 1887 as the "Town of Concord".[6] The community took its name from the Concord Primitive Baptist Church, which stood at the site since the early 1840s.[7]
Concord is located at 33.0908°N -84.4389°W (33.090848, -84.438913).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.
Concord is located on Georgia State Route 18.
In 2000, there were 336 people, 118 households, and 92 families residing in the city. In 2020, there were 378 people in the city.
Concord Public Schools are part of the Pike County School District. The school district has one Pre-K building (lottery funded), one primary school (K-2), one elementary school (3–5), one middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy and one high school.
Michael Duncan is the Superintendent of Schools.[9]