Gastonia is a city in and the county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The most populous city in the county and the 13th-most populous city in North Carolina, the population was 80,411 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area.
Southeast
Gastonia
Gaston County, NC
Population
80,615
Walk Score
74 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,075
Median home value
$219,700
Incorporated
1877
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Gastonia Historic District · listed 2004
- Loray Mill Historic District · listed 2001
- Loray Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2006
- York-Chester Historic District · listed 2005
Notable landmarks
- City Hospital-Gaston Memorial Hospital · listed 2011
- Craig Farmstead · listed 2006
- First National Bank Building · listed 1986
- Flint Mill No. 2 - Burlington Industries, Inc. Plant · listed 2023
- Gaston County Courthouse · listed 1979
- Gastonia High School · listed 1983
- Jenkins, David, House · listed 1978
- Robinson-Gardner Building · listed 1999
- Third National Bank Building · listed 1986
- Trenton Cotton Mills · listed 2020
- Wilson, William J., House · listed 1976
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