[1] It is located along the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains in North Central Kansas.

[4][5] Concordia is home of the Cloud County Community College and the Nazareth Convent and Academy.

December 1869 was the first election for the county seat with Concordia, Clyde, and the now defunct town, Sibley.

It was over a year later when Concordia officially became a community when the Republican Land District Office opened on January 16, 1871.

Under his leadership, Concordia was officially incorporated as a third class city under Kansas law in August 1872.

In 1892, the Ringling train wrecked east of the town killing two men and 20 horses, but the show played the next day to a crowd of 4,000.

The first schoolteacher to teach inside the city limits was Milo Stevens, who was paid a salary of $20 per month.

[8] In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a branch line from Neva (three miles west of Strong City) through Concordia to Superior, Nebraska.

In 1897, Pope Leo XIII founded the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia, Kansas.

[11] The year of 1912 brought a major blizzard to Concordia with snow so deep that a Union Pacific train became stuck northeast of town and snowbanks on main street piled as high as peoples' heads.

Also in 1912, the first official inspection team for Meridian Highway (now US-81) came through Concordia on their tour from Canada to Mexico.

Concordia lies on the south side of the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.

[13] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.32 square miles (11.19 km2), all land.

The Concordia city government consists of five commissioners, of which one is elected mayor each year by the other four members.

[2] Other government facilities include city services such as water, sewer, police, and fire departments.

Public secondary education for grades 7-12 is completed at Concordia Junior-Senior High School.

Radio stations KNCK (1390 AM) and KNCK-FM (94.9 FM) operate from the same broadcasting facility in Concordia and are privately owned.

[39] Radio station KVCO (88.3 FM) operates as a broadcast journalism project by Cloud County Community College in Concordia.

Renowned Kansas City theater architect Carl Boller was hired to prepare the design drawings and the blueprints.

Restored to its original 1907 state, the 650 seat Brown Grand Theatre now serves as a tourist attraction and performing arts/community center for Concordia and North Central Kansas.

Cloud County, Kansas artifacts exhibited for viewing include items relating to nature, radio, railroads, quilts, photography, toys, vintage clothing and furniture, musical instruments, fossils, tools, and stained glass.

[41] Records are on display of the military Prisoner of War Camp, churches, organizations, schools, and businesses.

Displays of glass cutting, rare coins and books, rock and gem shop, micro-film of county newspapers and many others too numerous to list.

Large displays in the annex include the 1908 Lincoln-Page Airplane, an 1898 Holsman belt driven horseless carriage, and a 1915 Ford Model T. The Cloud County Veterans Memorial is housed in the courthouse block of Concordia.

Concordia is the home of the national Orphan Train complex, housed in the restored historic Union Pacific Railroad Depot.

The complex currently houses a museum and research center dedicated to the preservation of the stories and artifacts of those who were part of the Orphan Train Movement from 1854 to 1929.

[42] The Nazareth Convent and Academy is the official Motherhouse and Home for the 260 Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia.

The sisters at Nazareth earned a reputation for their education of young women, giving them a sound academic program and instruction in the fine arts, music, French, and the social graces.

Although common in houses of worship, many private residences also have quality stained glass installed and available for viewing on the tour.

The song Friends in Low Places made famous by Garth Brooks mentions a bar called "The Oasis" that is named after a now-closed establishment in Concordia.