Gastonia, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charlotte. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the east of Gastonia and has a population of 540,828 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Concord. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the east of Gastonia and has a population of 55,977 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hickory	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	41,305	10.97% increase
	Huntersville	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	44,054	76.5% increase
	Kannapolis	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	42,521	15.2% increase
	Matthews	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	26,901	21.58% increase
	Mint Hill	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	20,369	36.5% increase
	Monroe	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	32,543	24.08% increase
	Mooresville	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	21,954	16.63% increase
	Morganton	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	17,194	0.67% decrease
	Newton	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	13,372	6.46% increase
	Salisbury	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	28,972	9.49% increase
	Shelby	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	21,449	10.12% increase
	Statesville	NE	41 mi [66 km]	26,414	13.27% increase
	Gaffney (SC)	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	13,200	1.79% increase
	Rock Hill (SC)	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	67,339	35.31% increase
	Spartanburg (SC)	SW	46 mi [74 km]	39,584	0.22% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belmont	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	9,374	7.69% increase
	Bessemer City	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	5,562	8.65% increase
	Brown Town	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Cramerton	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,144	5.65% increase
	Dallas	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	3,801	11.73% increase
	High Shoals	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	802	10.01% increase
	Kings Mountain	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	11,175	15.29% increase
	Lowell	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,794	4.96% increase
	McAdenville	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	664	7.27% increase
	Mount Holly	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	10,081	4.81% increase
	Ranlo	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,344	6.64% increase
	South Gastonia	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Spencer Mountain	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	68	33.33% increase
	Stanley	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,186	4.36% increase
	Clover (SC)	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,916	22.47% increase

Gaston County

Gastonia is located in Gaston County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gaston: Lincoln, Mecklenburg, York (SC) and Cleveland.

While not sharing a border with Gaston, the following counties are close to Gastonia: Cherokee (SC), Catawba and Lancaster (SC).

Below are counties that are near Gastonia (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Gastonia:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Gastonia
	Burke County	NW	Camp Creek	30 miles [48 km]
	Cabarrus County	NE	Cannon Crossroads	27 miles [43 km]
	Caldwell County	N	Northlakes	38 miles [61 km]
	Catawba County	N	Killian Crossroads	22 miles [35 km]
	Cleveland County	W	Kings Mountain	9 miles [14 km]
	Iredell County	NE	Davidson	25 miles [40 km]
	Lincoln County	N	Long Shoals	11 miles [17 km]
	Mecklenburg County	E	Catawba Colony	10 miles [16 km]
	Rowan County	NE	Enochville	34 miles [54 km]
	Rutherford County	W	Six Points	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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