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GASTON COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1846 from Lincoln County.  Named for William Gaston, member of the U.S. Congress and Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 27,903
1920 51,242
1940 87,531
1960 127,074
1980 162,568
2000 190,365
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