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Cabarrus County is a county located in the south-central part of the state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 131,063. A population of approximately 140,000 in 2003 represents a vast increase in population over the past 30 years, due largely to the increase in urban sprawl of Charlotte, North Carolina to the southwest. Its county seat is Concord 6, and dates from the latter eighteenth century.
The county was formed in 1792 from Mecklenburg County. It was named after Stephen Cabarrus of Chowan County, speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons.
Cabarrus County is a member of the regional Centralina Council of Governments.
According to the U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the county has a total area of 945 km˛ (365 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 944 km˛ (364 mi˛) of it is land and 2 km˛ (1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.16% water.
Cabarrus County sits in gently rolling country with no significantly high peaks or points. Altitude ranges from approximately 500-800 feet above sea level. No large or navigable rivers flow through the county. Land slope is generally toward the southeast. Weather is temperate with hot summers and chilly winters. Severe weather occurs occasionally, with thunderstorms in the warmer months of the year and ice storms and snowfalls occurring on occasion in winter. From zero to three accumulating snowfalls may be expected in an average winter. Snow generally melts between accumulating snowfalls, and there is no consistent snowpack. An average of four inches of snow and 46 inches of rain falls each year. At summer solstice, the length of day is approximately 14 hours and 33 minutes, with visible light lasting 15 hours and 32 minutes.
The county is divided into twelve townshipThe term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems, especially in the U. no town need be involved, and indeed in the Scottish Highlands the term describes a very small agricultural community. Specific uss, which are both numbered and named: 1 (Harrisburg), 2 (Poplar Tent), 3 (Odell), 4 (Kannapolis), 5 (New Gilead), 6 (Rimertown), 7 (Gold Hill), 8 (Mount Pleasant), 9 (Georgeville), 10 (Midland), 11 (Central Cabarrus), and 12 (Concord).