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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.
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.
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 Gaston County Police Department employs 137 sworn officers who patrol an area of over 270 sq mi (700 km 2) with a population of more than 85,000 residents. In addition, the department employs 90 civilians. It has an operating budget of 11.9 million dollars.
The Gaston Gazette is a daily newspaper based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The newspaper was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, when Freedom sold its Florida and North Carolina papers to Halifax Media Group. In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group, which was merged and became Gannett in 2019.
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 ...
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.
Hunter Huss was opened in 1962 and named for Cherryville native and Superintendent of Gaston County Schools W. Hunter Huss (1902–1971) who served in that position from 1937 to 1968. The cost of construction at the time was $2.1 million, or $21.2 million in current value. [5] The school opened to 818 ninth and tenth grade students on August 29 ...