Back غاستونيا Arabic جاستونيا ARZ قستوونیا، قوزئی کارولینا AZB Gastonia, North Carolina BAR Гастония (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Gastonia CEB Gastonia, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Gastonia DAG Gastonia (North Carolina) German Gastonia (Carolina del Norte) Spanish
Gastonia | |
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 Downtown Gastonia | |
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| Nickname: Spindle City | |
| Motto: "Great Place. Great People. Great Promise." | |
  Gastonia  Gastonia | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′57″N 81°11′08″W / 35.24917°N 81.18556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Gaston |
| Incorporated | 1877 |
| Named for | William Gaston |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[1] |
| • Mayor | Richard Franks (R)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.22 sq mi (135.24 km2) |
| • Land | 51.99 sq mi (134.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) 0.44% |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 80,411 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 82,653 |
| • Density | 1,546.66/sq mi (597.17/km2) |
| • Urban | 176,897 (US: 208th)[5] |
| • Urban density | 1,420.0/sq mi (548.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 28052-28056 |
| Area code(s) | 704, 980 |
| FIPS code | 37-25580[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403684[4] |
| Website | www |
Gastonia is the most populous city in and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, behind Concord. The population was 80,411 in the 2020 census, up from 71,741 in 2010.[7][8] Gastonia is the 13th-most populous city in North Carolina. 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.[9]
The city is a historic center for textile manufacturing and was the site of the Loray Mill Strike of 1929, which became a key event in the labor movement. While manufacturing remains important to the local economy, the city also has well-developed healthcare, education, and government sectors.
- ^ "City of Gastonia - City Manager". City of Gastonia. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Walker E. Reid III, Gastonia mayor, dies. The 'spirit to serve' drove him". Yahoo Finance. December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gastonia, North Carolina
- ^ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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