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Concord, city, Contra Costa county, California, U.S. It lies 30 miles (50 km) east of San Francisco. The area was first inhabited by the Bay Miwok Indians and was explored by the Spanish in the late 18th century. A land grant, called Monte del Diablo, was made in 1834 to Don Salvio Pacheco. Laid out in 1868 as Todos Santos (Spanish: “All Saints”), the city was renamed in 1869 for Concord, Massachusetts, and developed as an orchard and poultry centre after the Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railway was built in 1912. Now mainly residential, it is connected to San Francisco and Oakland by freeways and the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. The Chronicle Pavilion at Concord is a performing arts and exhibit centre. The city has two popular amusement parks, Pixieland and Six Flags Waterworld Concord. Mount Diablo State Park is adjacent to the city. Inc. 1905. Pop. (2010) 122,067; (2020) 125,410.

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