Concord is an
unincorporated community
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in
Rusk County,
Texas
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, United States. According to the
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had a population of 23 in 2000. It is located within the
Longview, Texas metropolitan area
The Longview metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in Northeast Texas that covers four counties— Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur. As of the 2010 census the MSA had a population of 280,000 (though a July 1, 2019 estimate place ...
.
History
Concord is one of the oldest communities in
Rusk County; it was named after the general harmony that early settlers had. There was a population of 25 residents in the 1930s and at that time there were six businesses in the community. The population was at its peak in the 1940s, with 125 residents and four businesses. However, postwar relocation decreased the population to 23 residents when the
1980 United States census
The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was the first ce ...
was taken. The population remained the same when the
2000 United States Census was taken.
On February 18, 2013, an EF0 tornado struck Concord. Several trees were snapped and an above-ground swimming pool was wrapped around a tree.
Geography
Concord is located at the intersection of
Farm to Market Roads 95 and
3198 and approximately one-half mile south of
U.S. Route 84
U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is an east–westUS 84 was signed north-south in parts of Colorado and New Mexico. United States Numbered Highway that started as a short Georgia–Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme. Later, in 1941, it h ...
, southeast of
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, east of
Mount Enterprise, west of
Timpson, and north of
Garrison
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A garrison is usually in a city ...
in southeastern Rusk County.
Education
In the late 1800s, Concord School was established, it was closed in 1966 and dismantled in 1977, and there is now a memorial plaque at its location.
Today, the community is served by the
Henderson Independent School District
Henderson Independent School District is a public school district based in Henderson, Texas, Henderson, Texas (United States, USA). HISD is the largest school district in Rusk County. Current enrollment is 3,365 students and the district employe ...
.
See also
*
List of unincorporated communities in Texas
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census-designated places.
See also
*List of cities i ...
References
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Unincorporated communities in Rusk County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas