Concord, New Hampshire
| Concord, New Hampshire | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Concord
Byron Champlin | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2023 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2025 |
| Last city council election: | 2023 |
| Next city council election: | 2025 |
| City council seats: | 15[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 43,244 |
| Race: | White 88.1% African American 3.5% Asian 4.7% Native American 0.6% Pacific Islander 0.0% Two or more 2.3% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 3.0% |
| Median household income: | $66,719 |
| High school graduation rate: | 92.2% |
| College graduation rate: | 37.9% |
| Related Concord offices | |
| New Hampshire Congressional Delegation New Hampshire State Legislature New Hampshire state executive offices | |
Concord is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. The city's population was 43,976 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Concord utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over city council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3][4]
The current Mayor of Concord is Byron Champlin (nonpartisan). Champlin assumed office in 2024.
City manager
The city manager is Concord's chief administrative officer. Appointed by the city council, the city manager's responsibilities include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, carrying out council policies, and hiring most city government employees.[2][5]
City council
The Concord City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[6]
The city council is made up of 15 members, including the mayor. The mayor and four at-large city council members are elected at large. The other 10 members are elected by the city's 10 wards. At large city council members serve staggered four-year terms. The mayor and all other city council members are elected to two-year terms.[7]
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Concord, New Hampshire.
Mayoral partisanship
Concord has a Democratic mayor. As of July 2024, the mayors of 37 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, six are Republicans, one is independent, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of four state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.
Elections
2023
The city of Concord, New Hampshire, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was September 18, 2023.
2021
The city of Concord, New Hampshire, held general elections for mayor and ward councilors on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for candidates paying a fee in this election was September 13, 2021. The filing deadline for candidates filing by petition in this election was September 17, 2021.[8]
Concord also held a special election for Ward 4 Councilor on July 13, 2021. The filing deadline passed on May 14, 2021.[9]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Concord | |
|---|---|
| Concord | |
| Population | 43,976 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 63 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 87% |
| Black/African American | 3.4% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Native American | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Two or more | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.6% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 92.4% |
| College graduation rate | 38.8% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $77,874 |
| Persons below poverty level | 6.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 through June 30 of the next year. The city's departments will annually submit budget requests to the city manager. The city manager will then use these requests to develop and submit a budget to the city council for review no later than May 16 each year. According to the city charter, the city council must adopt the budget by July 27, or the city manager's proposed budget is automatically adopted. However, the city council has adopted an ordinance that provides for the budget to be adopted before the new fiscal year begins on July 1.[10]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[11][12][13]
| Concord historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2024 | Adopted | $129,771,192 | $130,104,467 |
| 2023 | Adopted | $122,659,320 | $122,573,319 |
| 2022 | Revised | $114,420,245 | $115,649,198 |
| 2021 | Actual | $109,503,374 | $112,336,937 |
| 2020 | Actual | $110,615,906 | $109,101,354 |
Contact information
Mayor's office
71 Warren Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-230-3671
City Clerk's office
41 Green Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-225-8500
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
Concord is located in Merrimack County. A list of ballot measures in Merrimack County is available here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Concord, "City Manager," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "Mayor," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "13. - Mayor," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "21. - Manager," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "20. - General Powers," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "11. - Term and Number of Members.," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "Filing for Office," accessed September 14, 2021
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "Special elections coming for Concord city council, Bow/Dunbarton state representative," May 5, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "The Budget Process," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "Fiscal Year 2022 Budget," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Concord, "Fiscal Year 2023 Budget," accessed October 20, 2022
- ↑ City of Concord, "Fiscal Year 2024 Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
