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Gaston
County, North Carolina
Population: 1999 estimate: 181,045 Tax rate: 82.5 cents per $100 valuation County Offices - The Gaston County Administration Office is located at 212 W. Main Ave., Gastonia Office hours are: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Website: www.gastongov.org Meetings: Regular meetings are held the second and fourth Thursdays. Work sessions are held on Tuesdays before the regular board meeting. Meetings are held at the Gaston County Courthouse, 325 N. Marietta St. Gastonia Email: cocomm@gastongov.org Contact Email Address Police: tmccarthy@gastongov.org Public Schools For general information about Gaston County Public Schools, Call (704) 866-6118 Hospital GMH’s parent company, Caromont Health, employs more than 2,600 people, making it one of the county’s largest employers. More than 250 doctors representing more than 30 medical specialties are members of Gaston Memorial’s medical staff. More than 100,000 patients are served each year. For more information call (704) 834-2226 Voter Registration Recycling Crowders Creek Recycling Center, C.P. Groves Road, drop-off for newspapers, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, scrap metal, appliances, tires, waste oil, car batteries, plastic bottles, glass, antifreeze, textiles. Hardin Recycling Center, Philadelphia Church Road, Dallas, drop-off for newspapers, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, scrap metal, appliances, tires, waste oil, car batteries, plastic bottles, glass, antifreeze, textiles. Riverbend Recycling Center, Mount Holly, newspapers, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, scrap metal, appliances, tires, waste oil, car batteries, plastic bottles, glass, antifreeze. For more information, call Carol Beam, county recycling coordinator (704) 862-7502. Library Property Taxes Airports Charlotte: Charlotte Douglas
International Airport is located just 20 minutes from Gaston County and serves as the hub
for USAirways. It’s one of the southeast’s busiest airports. Emergencies County Records Medical Numbers
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gaston County Public Health Department City Halls Belmont: (704) 825-5586 Vehicles Gaston’s Natural Resources Land Area: 228,600 acres Elevation Ranges from 587 feet in the southeast corner of the county to 1,705 feet at the pinnacle of the Kings Mountain Range in the southwest. Drainage is from northwest to southeast, and most streams drain into the Catawba River or its major tributary, the South Fork Catawba River. Gaston has 37 types of soils. The "Gaston soil series" was named after the county because of its unique and features that are most dominant only in Gaston County.
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