Gates County
Also known as Gates County, North Carolina, Gates County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- General Horatio Gates
- Seat
- Gatesville
- Largest community
- Gatesville
- Total
- 345.74 sq mi (895.5 km )
- Land
- 340.61 sq mi (882.2 km )
- Water
- 5.13 sq mi (13.3 km ) 1.48%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,234
- Density
- 31.56/sq mi (12.19/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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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, making it the fifth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Gatesville. Gates County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. It is part of the Albemarle Sound area of the Inner Banks.
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