Gastonia Township, Gaston County, North Carolina

Gastonia Township
Township
Coordinates: 35°15′49″N 81°11′16″W / 35.26361°N 81.18778°WCoordinates: 35°15′49″N 81°11′16″W / 35.26361°N 81.18778°W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Gaston
Government
• Type	Township
Area
• Total	70.7 sq mi (183.2 km^2)
• Land	70.5 sq mi (182.5 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)
Population (2010)
• Total	85,249
• Density	1,210/sq mi (467.2/km^2)

Map of Gaston County (Gastonia Township at the center, in the southern half)

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

Demography and localities

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

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gastonia township, Gaston County, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 27, 2013.