Gastonia Township, Gaston County, North Carolina Explained

Official Name:	Gastonia Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Gaston
Government Type:	Township
Area Total Km2:	183.2
Area Land Km2:	182.5
Area Water Km2:	0.8
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	92587
Population Density Km2:	507.3
Coordinates:	35.2636°N -81.1878°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID

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

Demographics

According to the 2010 Census,^[1] 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gastonia township, Gaston County, North Carolina. https://archive.today/20200210224314/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3707191216. dead. February 10, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 27, 2013.