Gastonia Township, Gaston County, North Carolina

Township in North Carolina, United States
35°15′49″N 81°11′16″W / 35.26361°N 81.18778°W / 35.26361; -81.18778CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyGastonGovernment
 • TypeTownshipArea
 • Total70.7 sq mi (183.2 km2) • Land70.5 sq mi (182.5 km2) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)Population
 (2020)
 • Total92,587 • Density1,314/sq mi (507.3/km2)
Map of Gaston County (Gastonia Township at the center, in the southern half)

Gastonia Township is a township in south-central Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, bordering South Carolina.

Demography and localities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200082,530—
201085,2493.3%
202092,5878.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[1]

According to the 2010 Census,[2] 85,249 people lived in the township, the most populated in the county:

  • 70,044 live in parts of incorporated localities:
    • the vast majority of the county seat Gastonia,
    • the whole population of Ranlo, and
    • minor parts of Spencer Mountain and Lowell
  • 15,205 live in unincorporated places, such as South Gastonia

References

  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gastonia township, Gaston County, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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County seat: Gastonia
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