Gates County, North Carolina

Gates County
County
Old Gates County Courthouse in Gatesville
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°26′N 76°42′W / 36.44°N 76.70°W / 36.44; -76.70
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1779
Named for	General Horatio Gates
Seat	Gatesville
Largest community	Gatesville
Area
• Total	345.74 sq mi (895.5 km2)
• Land	340.61 sq mi (882.2 km2)
• Water	5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2)  1.48%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,478
• Estimate  (2023)	10,343
• Density	31.56/sq mi (12.19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	gatescountync.gov

Gates County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,478,^[1] making it the fifth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Gatesville.^[2] Gates County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area.^[3] It is part of the Albemarle Sound area of the Inner Banks.