Concord is a

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in Essex County,

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, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Concord was chartered on September 15, 1780, to Reuben Jones and others from Rockingham, Vermont. Concord was first settled by Simon Willard, a

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r, and two other men. It gets its name from

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Geography

Concord is the southernmost town in Essex County. It is bordered to the west by three towns in

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to the southwest,

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at the westernmost point of Concord, and Kirby to the northwest. The Essex County towns of

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and Lunenburg are to the north and east, respectively. The southern edge of the town borders the Connecticut River, which forms the state boundary with

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. To the southeast is the town of

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, and to the south is the town of Littleton in

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. There are no crossings of the Connecticut River from Concord. The town includes the settlement of Concord in the west, North Concord in the north, Miles Pond in the east, East Concord in the southeast, and Concord Corner in the southwest. U.S. Route 2 crosses the town from east to west, connecting

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, with St. Johnsbury. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.10%, is water. Much of the water surface is in the Connecticut River impoundment of Moore Reservoir. Miles Pond, in the eastern part of town, is the next largest water body, and Shadow Lake is in the southwest.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,196 people, 467 households, and 318 families living in the town. The

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was 23.3 people per square mile (9.0/km²). There were 763 housing units at an average density of 14.8 per square mile (5.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.24%

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, 0.25% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races.

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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males. The median income for a family was $38,264. Males had a median income of $28,322 versus $19,471 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,173. About 7.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Concord has run a K–8 school since the high school closed in 2015. Concord was the location of the country's first

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, founded in 1823 by Samuel Read Hall.

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