Place:Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

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Name
Gastonia
Type
City
Coordinates
35.255°N 81.18°W
Located in
Gaston, North Carolina, United States

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Gastonia is a city in Gaston County in North Carolina, a state in the southeastern United States of America.

As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 66,277 (68,964 is the 2005 Census Bureau estimated population). It is the county seat of Gaston County. It is considered part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, aka Metrolina. After Charlotte, Gastonia is the second largest city in the metropolitan area (in population). As one of the key cities in the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Gastonia has experienced steady growth, with a population change during the 1990s (according the the US Census Bureau) of more than +10%.

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