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Gastonia
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city in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Gaston
- Named after
- William Gaston
- Type
- Council–manager
- Mayor
- Richard Franks ( R )
- Total
- 52.22 sq mi (135.24 km )
- Land
- 51.99 sq mi (134.65 km )
- Water
- 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km ) 0.44%
- Elevation
- 738 ft (225 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 83,942
- Density
- 1,546.7/sq mi (597.17/km )
- Urban
- 176,897 (US: 208th )
- Urban density
- 1,420/sq mi (548.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 28052–28056
- Area codes
- 704, 980
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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 healthcare, education, and government sectors.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gastonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.