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Gaston County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Gaston County

Summary

Gaston County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #22 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gaston County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Gaston County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Gaston County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Gaston County's capital is recorded as Gastonia[6].
  • Gaston County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[7].
  • Gaston County's shares border with is recorded as York County[8].
  • Gaston County's shares border with is recorded as Mecklenburg County[9].
  • Gaston County's shares border with is recorded as Cleveland County[10].
  • William Gaston is named after Gaston County[11].
  • Gaston County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gastonia[12].
  • Gaston County's headquarters location is recorded as Gastonia[13].
  • Gaston County's Commons category is recorded as Gaston County, North Carolina[14].
  • December 21, 1846 marks the founding of Gaston County[15].
  • Gaston County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.3, 'lon': -81.18}[16].
  • Gaston County's official website is recorded as https://www.gastongov.com/[17].
  • Gaston County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gaston County, North Carolina[18].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+206086'}[19].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+206117'}[20].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+206890'}[21].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+208005'}[22].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+209420'}[23].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+213442'}[24].
  • Gaston County has a population of {'amount': '+227943'}[25].
  • Gaston County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Gaston County, North Carolina[26].
  • Gaston County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Gaston County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

Gaston County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in North Carolina[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gaston County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+942'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+206086'}[19], {'amount': '+206117'}[20], {'amount': '+206890'}[21], {'amount': '+208005'}[22], {'amount': '+209420'}[23], and {'amount': '+213442'}[24].

Designation and Status

Gaston County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].

History and Context

December 21, 1846 marks the founding of Gaston County[15]. William Gaston is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Gaston County draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #22 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters → —
    Population → {'amount': '+206086'}, {'amount': '+206117'}, {'amount': '+206890'} +4
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+942'}
    Named after → William Gaston
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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