Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Cabarrus County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2020, 225,804 people lived there.  Its county seat is Concord.

 History 
The county was made in 1792 from Mecklenburg County.

 Government 
Cabarrus County is part of the local Centralina Council of Governments.

 Schools 
The Cabarrus County Schools runs all the public schools in the county except for parts of Kannapolis, which has its own school district.

The county also has Barber-Scotia College, the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (a four-year college), and a branch of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.  UNC Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County but is close Cabarrus and is easy to get to by driving on Interstate 85.

 Connected counties 
These counties are connected to Cabarrus County:
Rowan County, North Carolina - north
Stanly County, North Carolina - east
Union County, North Carolina - south
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - west
Iredell County, North Carolina - northwest

 Cities and towns 
These cities and towns are in Cabarrus County:
Concord
Harrisburg
Kannapolis
Mount Pleasant
Midland

 Lowe's Motor Speedway 
The county is home to Lowe's Motor Speedway, which has three NASCAR events every year (the NASCAR All-Star Challenge, the Coca-Cola 600, and the Bank of America 500).

 References 

 Other websites 
Cabarrus County government official website
Cabarrus County official tourism website

Category:North Carolina counties
Category:1792 establishments in the United States
Category:1790s establishments in North Carolina