Editing Concord, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Concord, Michigan
|official_name            = Village of Concord
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]]

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Concord Township, Michigan|Concord]]

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|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Jeremiah Bush
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Judy Lefere
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|established_date         = 1831
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1871

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|population_total         = 1085
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[[File:Mann House 4.jpg|thumb|The [[Mann House (Concord, Michigan)|Mann House]]]]
[[File:Concord Grist Mill, Concord, Michigan -- card postmarked 1910. (8362234715).jpg|thumb|The Concord Grist Mill depicted on an early 20th-century postcard]]
'''Concord''' is a village in [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,050 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The village is within [[Concord Township, Michigan|Concord Township]].

Settled in 1831, much of the village's downtown area is designated as part of the [[Concord Village Historic District (Concord, Michigan)|Concord Village Historic District]]. The village is located along [[M-60 (Michigan highway)|M-60]] about {{convert|15|mi|km|1}} southwest of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]].

==History==
Concord first received a post office in 1836. It was incorporated as a village in 1871.<ref>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 129</ref>

The Michigan Historical Center operates a museum in Concord called the [[Mann House (Concord, Michigan)|Mann House]]. The Mann House is an excellent example of typical middle-class domestic architecture of the early 1880s and features the family's sleigh and buggy as well as [[Michigan State Prison|Jackson's Michigan State Prison]] made furniture.

== Government ==
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Concord is a general-law village incorporated within the [[Concord Township, Michigan|Concord Township]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (7.41%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| access-date = May 1, 2020|page=26 Michigan}}</ref>

The village is located within the T3S R3W [[survey township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 540
|1890= 580
|1900= 534
|1910= 543
|1920= 535
|1930= 603
|1940= 618
|1950= 730
|1960= 990
|1970= 983
|1980= 900
|1990= 944
|2000= 1101
|2010= 1050
|2020= 1085
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[Concord Community Schools (Michigan)|Concord Community Schools]] (Enrollment 900) participate in Class C and Division 4 of MHSAA athletics. Their teams are known as the Yellow Jackets and play in the Big 8 Conference. The schools' colors are purple and gold. The boys' cross country and track & field teams both claimed MHSAA State Championships during the 2009–10 school year, as well as back to back MHSAA State Championships in the 2014 and 2015 school years. In 2011 and 2012, the boys cross country team won back to back MHSAA State Championships.

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,050 people, 412 households, and 293 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|700.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 484 housing units at an average density of {{convert|322.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 412 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the village was 40.9 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,101 people, 428 households, and 308 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|748.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 499 housing units at an average density of {{convert|339.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.91% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 428 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,500, and the median income for a family was $54,531. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,348. About 4.8% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://villageofconcord.com/ Village of Concord Official Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212014654/http://ccs.k12.mi.us/ Public School System]
* [http://www.jacksoncommunity.net/ Jackson County online]

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[[Category:Villages in Jackson County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Michigan]]