Profile for Concord, Massachusetts, MA

Concord is at the junction of the Concord, Sudbury and Assabet rivers

Site of famous battle which sparked the Revolutionary War

After the war, an important literary center, inspiring Emerson, Hawthorne and Thoreau

Birthplace of the Concord grape

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 16. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.9 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1992 movie, "School Ties"
· 1992 movie, "HouseSitter"

Well-known residents have included:
· Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer
· Louisa May Alcott, writer
· Henry David Thoreau, writer
· Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Warm Words Storytelling Festival - Feb. 16-19, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Walden Pond State Reservation

Wildlife: Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Historic sites and museums: Concord Museum, Minute Man National Historical Park, Orchard House, Ralph Waldo Emerson House, Thoreau Lyceum, Walden Pond, The Old Manse

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only.
-- Walden
Henry David Thoreau

Listed places near Concord

Airports (1)

Cemeteries (31)

Colleges (4)

Communities (12)

Hotels (35)

Libraries (15)

Military bases (1)

Museums (6)

Parks (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Concord demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Middlesex County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Boston area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 01742 ZIP code.

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7% of Concord residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Concord ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Middlesex County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MA data
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Concord was $51,477, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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66% of Concord residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Concord festival dates:

• Warm Words Storytelling Festival - Feb. 16-19, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Concord include Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District, Hubbard--French District, Walden Pond ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Concord, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $994.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,228.

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Libraries in Concord include Concord Free Public Library, Loring N Fowler Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Concord include Concord Journal

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The average commute time for Concord workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Concord between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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Hotels in Concord include Best Western, Colonial Inn.

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