Gaston County, North Carolina

PO Box 1578
Gastonia, NC 28053
Phone: (704) 866-3100
Fax: (704) 866-3147
www.co.gaston.nc.us

On the southern central border of NC, west of Charlotte; organized Dec 21, 1846 from Lincoln County. Name Origin: For William Gaston (1778-1844), NC legislator, U.S. representative (1813-17), and judge of the NC Supreme Court (1833-44)

Area (sq mi):: 363.54 (land 356.21; water 7.33) Population per square mile: 550.60
Population 2005: 196,137 State rank: 8 Population change: 2000-20005 3.00%; 1990-2000 8.70% Population 2000: 190,365 (White 81.40%; Black or African American 13.90%; Hispanic or Latino 3.00%; Asian 1.00%; Other 2.20%). Foreign born: 3.30%. Median age: 36.20
Income 2000: per capita $19,225; median household $39,482; Population below poverty level: 10.90% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $26,359-$27,649
Unemployment (2004): 6.40% Unemployment change (from 2000): -1.70% Median travel time to work: 24.60 minutes Working outside county of residence: 37.00%

Cities with population over 10,000:

Gastonia

(68,292)

See other counties in North Carolina.

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In 2016 Gaston County Superior Court Judge Lisa Bell granted the city's motion to dismiss Meinck's lawsuit based on a theory of sovereign immunity, but the North Carolina Court of Appeals unanimously reversed the ruling the following year.

Arts project shields city from lawsuit

In Gaston County, North Carolina, more than 8,000 households use private wells for their drinking water supplies.

Benefits of Collaboration Between a County Health Department and a Local University in North Carolina

Among those killed was a 3-month-old child, who suffered fatal injuries after a tree fell onto its family home, according to North Carolina Gaston County Commissioner Tracy Philbeck.

Florence fury: Death toll rises to 18 in Carolina

"This is a hard time," Gaston County Sheriff Alan Cloninger admitted at the Sunday news conference.

He took his family to lunch, left the table and rammed them with his car, killing two, police say

Kevin Smith, the Gaston County-based broker for Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA, who has called Gastonia home for 15 years, helped facilitate the founding home of the new non-profit Gaston County STEM Education and Outreach Center in Gastonia, and welcome home one of the county's bright young natives, Ashley White, who owns the new center.<br />Gaston County STEM Education and Outreach Center, a resource center for students, parents, and educators, will open June 24, 2018, at 1349 East Garrison Blvd.

Smith of Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA facilitates location for Gaston County STEM Center

With 20 years of spodumene concentration experience, including 9 years as the mill manager at FMC's historic Hallman-Beam project, Jim is one of the world's foremost experts in spodumene concentration, and is a further example of the deep lithium industry talent pool available in Gaston County, NC.'

Piedmont Lithium names new technical advisor

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Three Gaston County business parks designated AT&T fiber-ready

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Three Gaston County business parks designated AT&T fiber-ready

The four officials were Gaston County Magistrate Bill Stevenson, Graham County Magistrate Tommy Holland, Union County Magistrate Gayle Myrick, and Jackson County Magistrate Jeff Powell.

Six judges resign rather than perform gay "Marriages"

literacy test in Gaston County, North Carolina, the Court held, was that

Separate spheres

Marshals Service, Charlotte, N.C., office, Gaston County and the Lincolnton police departments were investigating Mr.

Holdup suspect from NC held as fugitive