Kannapolis () is a city in
Cabarrus and
Rowan counties, in the
U.S. state
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of
North Carolina
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,
northwest of
Concord
Concord may refer to:
Meaning "agreement"
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* Harmony, in music
* Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
and northeast of
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
and is a suburb in the
Charlotte metropolitan area
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. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. The population was 53,114 at the
2020 census, which makes Kannapolis the
19th largest city in North Carolina. It is the home of the
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are located in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and play their home games at Atrium Health Ballpark. The t ...
, the Low-A baseball affiliate of the
Chicago White Sox
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, and it is the hometown of the Earnhardt racing family. It is also the headquarters for the
Haas F1
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racing team. The center of the city is home to the
North Carolina Research Campus
The North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is a public-private research center in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States. The Campus was envisioned by David H. Murdock, owner of Dole Food Company and Castle and Cooke, Inc., as a center for imp ...
, a public-private venture that focuses on food, nutrition, and biotech research.
History
Name
Early meaning and usage of the city's name was a direct reference to
Cannon Mills Corporation, or
James William Cannon himself. Early published name variations include "Cannon-opolis" and "Cannapolis". A widely accepted origin of the word "Kannapolis" comes from the combination of the
Greek
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Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
words ''kanna'' (reeds, not looms) and ''polis'' (city), which some believed meant "City of Looms".
Dr. Gary Freeze,
Catawba College
Catawba College is a private college in Salisbury, North Carolina. Founded in 1851 by the North Carolina Classis of the Reformed Church in Newton, the college adopted its name from its county of origin, Catawba County, before moving to its cu ...
history and politics department chairman, said a
Concord
Concord may refer to:
Meaning "agreement"
* Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony)
* Harmony, in music
* Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
newspaper used the name "Cannon City" in 1906. After mill workers or newspapers called the town "Cannapolis", J.W. Cannon asked
Cabarrus County commissioners to give the town the name, but starting with a "K". Kannapolis historian Norris Dearmon said the K might have been to distinguish the town from his Concord mill village. Since, Freeze said, "Jim Cannon didn't study Greek," Cannon did not name the town "city of looms".
[
] In 1906 J.W. Cannon purchased the land that later became Kannapolis, and acquired a total of 1,008 acres in Cabarrus and Rowan Counties. Approximately 808 of those acres of farmland, purchased along the historic wagon road between
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of ...
and
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, became the location of the new
textile mill
Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...
, Cannon Manufacturing. Cannon Manufacturing began production in 1908. In 1914 Cannon Manufacturing became known as the world's largest producer of sheets and towels. Shortly after, Mr. Cannon opened plants in Rowan County, Concord and in South Carolina totaling 20,000 workers. Mill founder J.W. Cannon's youngest son, Charles A. Cannon, consolidated all the separate mills into the giant Cannon Mills Company in 1928.
National Register of Historic Places
The
Meek House
Meek House, also known as Lin Oaks, is a historic home located near Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It was built about 1831, and is two-story, single-pile, side gabled, Federal / Greek Revival style house. Also on the property is a ...
and
Harvey Jeremiah Peeler House
Harvey Jeremiah Peeler House, also known as Lady's Funeral Home, is a historic home located at Kannapolis, North Carolina, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It was built in 1923, and is two-story, American Craftsman / Colonial Revival ...
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
Kannapolis is located on the boundary of Cabarrus and Rowan counties, with a greater portion of its area in Cabarrus County.
U.S. Route 29
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(Cannon Boulevard) passes through the city east of the downtown area; U.S. 29 leads northeast to
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of ...
and south to
Concord
Concord may refer to:
Meaning "agreement"
* Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony)
* Harmony, in music
* Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
.
Interstate 85
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bypasses the city on the south and the east, with access from Exits 54 through 63 (five exits total). I-85 leads northeast to
Greensboro
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and southwest to
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.73%, is water.
Education
K-12
Kannapolis City Schools is the primary school system for the city. Two additional systems also serve its jurisdiction:
Cabarrus County Schools
Cabarrus County Schools is a local education agency headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. The system presides over the vast majority of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, the exception being an area of Kannapolis in the northern part of the co ...
and
Rowan–Salisbury School System
The Rowan-Salisbury School System (also called Rowan-Salisbury Schools or for short RSS) is a PK– 12 graded school district in North Carolina covering nearly all of Rowan County including the city of Salisbury. The second largest employer in t ...
.
Faith Christian Academy (FCA) is a private, non-profit Christian educational institution that is operated by Faith Baptist Church. Faith Christian Academy offers a combination of the A Beka program (K5-2nd grade) and the Alpha-Omega computerized, individual learning program (3rd-12th grade). FCA was organized in 1982.
Franklin Heights Christian Academy (FHCA) is a private, non-profit Christian educational institution that is operated by Franklin Heights Baptist Church. FHCA was organized in 2009. This school is now closed.
Higher education
Shaw University has an extramural site in Kannapolis offering undergraduate, graduate and continuing educational programs.
Ambassador Christian College has a campus in Kannapolis offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in Theology. The school was founded in 2003 by Dr. Keith Slough.
North Carolina Research Campus
![Research Center Kannapolis NC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Research_Center_Kannapolis_NC.jpg)
The
North Carolina Research Campus
The North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is a public-private research center in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States. The Campus was envisioned by David H. Murdock, owner of Dole Food Company and Castle and Cooke, Inc., as a center for imp ...
in Kannapolis is a research center.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 53,114 people, 17,248 households, and 12,092 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 36,910 people, 14,804 households, and 10,140 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 1,236.5 people per square mile (477.4/km
2). There were 15,941 housing units at an average density of 534.0 per square mile (206.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was: 77.74%
White
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, 16.45%
Black
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or
African American
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, 6.33%
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino American
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, 0.86%
Asian American, 0.34%
Native American, 0.01%
Native Hawaiian
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Hawa ...
or
Other Pacific Islander, 3.43%
some other race, and 1.16%
two or more races
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.
There were 14,804 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were
married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,532, and the median income for a family was $42,445. Males had a median income of $30,990 versus $23,277 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $17,539. About 7.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
Museums
* Curb Museum for Music and Motorsports
Parks and recreation
Public
Kannapolis has several public recreational areas. These include parks, athletic fields and greenways. One public park in the city, Vietnam Veterans Park (formerly, North Cabarrus Park) is
maintained and operated by Cabarrus County.
* Bakers Creek Park
* Dale Earnhardt Plaza
* Veterans Park
* Vietnam Veterans Park (formerly, North Cabarrus Park)
* Village Park
* Walter M. Safrit Park
Private
* The Club at Irish Creek (formerly, Kannapolis Country Club)
* Kannapolis Recreation Park
Sports
*
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. They are located in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and play their home games at Atrium Health Ballpark. The t ...
, Class "A" Baseball Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox
*
Stewart-Haas Racing
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, a
NASCAR Cup Series team established by
Gene Haas
*
Haas F1 Team
Haas Formula LLC, competing as Haas F1 Team, is an American-licensed Formula One racing team established by NASCAR Cup Series team co-owner Gene Haas in April 2014. The team originally intended to make its debut at the start of the season b ...
, a
Formula One
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team, also established by Gene Haas
Transportation
Kannapolis is located adjacent to
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, ...
, approximately northeast of
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
.
Concord Kannapolis Area Transit, also known as Rider, provides multiple local bus routes, with its farthest point reaching
Concord Mills
Concord Mills is a shopping mall located in Concord, North Carolina. The mall is in Cabarrus County, just a few hundred feet from the Mecklenburg County border and Charlotte city limits, and about from Uptown Charlotte. It is one of two ma ...
Mall.
Charlotte Area Transit System
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Charlotte metropolitan area. CATS operates bus and rail transit services in Mecklenburg County and surrounding areas. Established in 1999, CATS' b ...
(CATS) provides multiple transportation options including bus, vanpool or carpool. CATS provides a bus stop and parking at Kannapolis' Home Depot parking lot.
The
Kannapolis Amtrak station is located at 201 South Main Street.
Film
In 2004, a
silent film
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about Kannapolis, showing the everyday behavior of ordinary people, which was made in 1941 by
itinerant filmmaker H. Lee Waters, was selected by the
Library of Congress
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for listing in the United States
National Film Registry
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, as a representative of this kind of filmed "town portrait" popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
Notable people
*
Tavis Bailey, Olympic
discus thrower representing Team USA, competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
*
George Clinton, leader of
Parliament-Funkadelic
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*
Dale Earnhardt, former 7-time
NASCAR
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Cup Series
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champion, member of the
NASCAR Hall of Fame
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*
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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, former NASCAR driver, member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame
*
Kerry Earnhardt
Kerry Dale Earnhardt (born December 8, 1969) is a former NASCAR driver and the eldest son of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt. He is the half-brother of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. He was employed by Dal ...
, former NASCAR driver
*
Ralph Earnhardt
Ralph Lee Earnhardt (February 23, 1928 – September 26, 1973) was an American stock car racer. He was the father of 7 time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, grandfather of Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Dale Earnhardt Jr., a ...
, former NASCAR driver
*
Carl Ford, member of the
North Carolina Senate
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*
Daniel Hemric
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, current NASCAR driver
*
Ethan Horton, former
NFL tight end
*
Argie Johnson, educator
*
Kameron Marlowe, country music singer-songwriter
*
Glenn McDuffie, retired
World War II
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sailor, picture subject of ''
V-J Day in Times Square
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''
*
James McDuffie, North Carolina Senator
*
Kelley Earnhardt Miller
Kelley King Earnhardt Miller (née Earnhardt; formerly Earnhardt-Elledge; born August 28, 1972) is an American businesswoman. She is the Chief Executive Officer of JR Motorsports which she co-owns with her brother, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and she i ...
, businesswoman and vice president of
JR Motorsports
*
Melissa Morrison-Howard, track
hurdler
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and winner of two
Olympic bronze medals
*
Mike Morton, NFL
linebacker
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,
Super Bowl XXXIV
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champion with the
St. Louis Rams
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The arr ...
*
Brandon Parker, NFL
offensive tackle
*
Corey Seager
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Seager was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the 2012 Ma ...
,
MLB
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shortstop,
2020 World Series
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champion and
MVP
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for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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*
Kyle Seager, MLB third baseman
*
George Shinn
George Shinn (born May 11, 1941) is the former owner of the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, as well as the Charlotte Knights and Gastonia Rangers minor league baseball teams, along with the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks, of the World League of Americ ...
, former owner of the
Charlotte Hornets
*
Haskel Stanback, former NFL running back
Haskel Stanback Stats
''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
*Dixie Upright
R. T. "Dixie" Upright (May 30, 1926 – November 13, 1986) was a left-handed, , 175 pound Major League Baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1953.
Prior to playing professional baseball, he attended Cannon High School in Kannap ...
, former MLB player
See also
* List of municipalities in North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, North Carolina is the ninth most populous state with inhabitants, but the 28th largest by land area spanning of land. North Carolina ...
References
Further reading
* Minchin, Timothy J., "'It Knocked This City to Its Knees': The Closure of Pillowtex Mills in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and the Decline of the U.S. Textile Industry," ''Labor History'' 50 (Aug. 2009), 287–311
* Vanderburg, Timothy W. ''Cannon Mills and Kannapolis: Persistent Paternalism in a Textile Town'' (University of Tennessee Press; 2013) 255 pages
External links
City of Kannapolis official website
''The Salisbury Post''
daily newspaper serving Kannapolis, with archives of the former ''Kannapolis Citizen'' weekly
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Kannapolis
Cities in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Cities in Rowan County, North Carolina
Charlotte metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1906
Company towns in North Carolina
1906 establishments in North Carolina