Concord is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Appomattox and Campbell counties in the

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. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,458.Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data)
". ''Missouri Census Data Center''. Retrieved June 8, 2011. This town was a stop on the Southside Railroad in the mid-nineteenth century. This became the

Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (AM&O) was formed in 1870 in Virginia from three east–west railroads which traversed across the southern portion of the state. Organized and led by former Confederate States of America, Confederate gen ...

in 1870 and then a line in the

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and now the

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grew up on a farm in Concord.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 460 *

Virginia State Route 24 State Route 24 (SR 24) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 221 (US 221) and SR 116 in Roanoke east to US 60 in Mt. Rush. SR 24 connects Roanoke with several small communities ...

Campbell County Board of Supervisors

* Matt Cline - Concord

Nearby attractions

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is the preserved 19th-century village named Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia. The village was named for the presence nearby of what is now preserved as the Old Appomatto ...

* James River State Park *

Smith Mountain Lake Smith Mountain Lake is a large reservoir in the Roanoke Region of Virginia, United States, located southeast of the City of Roanoke and southwest of Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg. The lake was created in 1963 by the Smith Mountain Dam impoundin ...

Leesville Lake Leesville Lake is a reservoir in Virginia used for hydroelectric power generation in conjunction with Smith Mountain Lake as a pump storage project. It is located southeast of Roanoke, and southwest of Lynchburg. Smaller and lower than Smith ...

* Historic Lynchburg *

Lynchburg Hillcats The Lynchburg Hillcats are a Minor League Baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia that plays in the Carolina League and is the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They were a farm team of the Atlanta Braves from 2011 to 2014, the Cincinn ...

(Minor League Baseball)

Demographics

Concord was first listed as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,657 people and 1,491 households residing in the

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for Concord's ZIP code (24538).U.S. Census website
. ''

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''. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

Education

* Concord Elementary SchoolConcord Elementary School
. ''Campbell County Public Schools''. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

References

Census-designated places in Campbell County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia Census-designated places in Appomattox County, Virginia {{CampbellCountyVA-geo-stub