Gaston County population

Population of Gaston County

Last official estimated population of Gaston County was 206,091 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.065% of total US population and 2.1% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Gaston County is 364.1 mi² (=943 km²), in this year population density was 566.03 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0%/yr), Gaston County population in 2025 would be 206,105 ^[0].

Historical population

Historical population of Gaston County for period 1850-2014 ^[1] , ^[2] , ^[3]:

Maps: Population, population density, population changes

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi ^[4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 ^[5]. Click on flag to hide it.

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Annual growth rate

[1850-1860] +1.43 %/yr
[1860-1870] +3.08 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.24 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.23 %/yr
[1890-1900] +4.62 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.88 %/yr
[1910-1920] +3.29 %/yr
[1920-1930] +4.3 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.15 %/yr
[1940-1950] +2.39 %/yr
[1950-1960] +1.38 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.56 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.92 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.73 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.86 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.32 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.27 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0 %/yr

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Demography

Population of Gaston County by age groups male (M) and female (F)^[1b]

Age Gr.	(M)	(F)	Total
0 to 4	6679	6253	12,932
5 to 9	6890	6565	13,455
10 to 14	7122	6779	13,901
15 to 19	6949	6392	13,341
20 to 24	7016	6467	13,483
25 to 29	6194	6683	12,877
30 to 34	5938	6438	12,376
35 to 39	6176	6738	12,914
40 to 44	7603	8123	15,726
45 to 49	7527	7777	15,304
50 to 54	7660	7918	15,578
55 to 59	6914	7605	14,519
60 to 64	6134	6735	12,869
65 to 69	5130	5953	11,083
70 to 74	3429	4389	7,818
75 to 79	2340	3229	5,569
80 to 84	1492	2424	3,916
85+	1072	2394	3,466

Gaston County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin^[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.

Race	Male	Female	Total
NH	95282	102323	197,605
WAC	84260	88386	172,646
WA	82556	86665	169,221
NHWAC	77978	82620	160,598
NHWA	76386	81026	157,412
BAC	16909	19283	36,192
NHBAC	16387	18669	35,056
BA	15788	18140	33,928
NHBA	15336	17609	32,945
H	6983	6539	13,522
HWAC	6282	5766	12,048
HWA	6170	5639	11,809
TOM	1842	1864	3,706
AAC	1766	1910	3,676
NHAAC	1715	1866	3,581
NHTOM	1717	1725	3,442
AA	1436	1587	3,023
NHAA	1403	1558	2,961
IAC	1164	1159	2,323
NHIAC	933	926	1,859
IA	582	557	1,139
HBAC	522	614	1,136
HBA	452	531	983
NHIA	407	377	784
HIAC	231	233	464
HIA	175	180	355
HTOM	125	139	264
NAC	119	106	225
NHNAC	87	79	166
NA	61	49	110
HAAC	51	44	95
HAA	33	29	62
NHNA	33	28	61
HNAC	32	27	59
HNA	28	21	49

Counties near Gaston County

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• York County 22.3 mi, 180°
• Union County 42.1 mi, 119°
• Cabarrus County 35.8 mi, 79°
• Iredell County 39.3 mi, 25°
• Catawba County 25.4 mi, 355°
• Cleveland County 21.6 mi, 277°
• Lincoln County 13.8 mi, 348°
• Cherokee County 29.6 mi, 235°
• Chester County 41.7 mi, 178°