Gaston County, North Carolina
Gastonia Real Estate and Local Guide
Gastonia is the county seat and most populous city in Gaston County, a historic textile-manufacturing center in western Metro Charlotte.
Living in Gastonia
Site of the 1929 Loray Mill Strike, a major event in the U.S. labor movement. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Gastonia
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Gastonia home
Schiele Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum and planetarium, the only planetarium in the Charlotte area
Loray Mill Historic District
Early 1900s textile mill and mill village, site of the 1929 Loray Mill Strike
CaroMont Health Park
Downtown ballpark in the FUSE District, home of the Gastonia Ghost Peppers
Rankin Lake Park
242-acre lake park with fishing, a walking loop and picnic areas
Martha Rivers Park
Nearly 58-acre park with lighted soccer, baseball and softball fields
Gastonia areas to know
York-Chester Historic District
The city's oldest neighborhood and first historic district, created in 1988
Downtown Gastonia Historic District
Central business district with 77 contributing historic buildings