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Gaston County was founded in 1846, partitioned from Lincoln County. It is named for William Gaston, a U.S. Representative from North Carolina and member of the state supreme court. Between 1845 and 1848, Gaston County experienced an industrial boom. During this three-year period, the first three cotton mills in the county were established.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Carolina. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2022 'Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,' the state had 272 law enforcement agencies employing 11,674 sworn police officers, about 259 for each 100,000 residents.
Gaston College has three campuses and one regional training center: Dallas Campus - (Main Campus) Dallas, Gaston County; The Dallas Campus comprises twelve buildings which contain approximately 450,868 square feet (41,887.0 m 2). There is an efficient road system and parking for more than 2,000 cars. College facilities are available for public use.
FIPS code. 45-28780 [4] GNIS feature ID. 1231307 [2] Website. www.gastonsc.org. Gaston is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The following people are running for the Gaston County Board of Commissioners. The Gazette sent each candidate a series of questions about their candidacy.. Name: Scott Shehan Gastonia Township ...
Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5,217-acre (21.11 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina and on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina, it includes the peaks of Crowder's Mountain and The Pinnacle. Crowders Mountain is named for Crowders Creek ...
G. G. Allen Steam Station is a 1.140 GW coal-fired electricity generating facility, located in South Point Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, on man-made Lake Wylie (part of the Catawba River). Units 1 and 2 (165 MW each) began operating in 1957; units 3, 4, and 5 (275 MW each) in 1959, 1960, and 1961 respectively.
704. FIPS code. 37-64500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2406656 [2] Website. www .townofstanley .org. Stanley is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,556 at the 2010 census.