Southeast

Gastonia

Gaston County, NC

Population

80,615

Walk Score

74 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,075

Median home value

$219,700

Incorporated

1877

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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