Gaston is a town in Northampton County,

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, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids () is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,754 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mou ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Gaston School was listed on the

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in 2012.

Geography

Gaston is located at (36.496013, -77.643881). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (7.65%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 1,008 people, 567 households, and 341 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 973 people, 429 households, and 296 families residing in the town. The

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was 575.5 people per square mile (222.3/km²). There were 479 housing units at an average density of 283.3 per square mile (109.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 66.39%

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, 31.76%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% from

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, and 1.23% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.03% of the population. There were 429 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were

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living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $23,824, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,819 for females. The

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for the town was $14,247. About 18.2% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the

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, including 35.5% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The elementary and middle schools serving Gaston are Gaston Elementary and Gaston Middle. The high school serving Gaston is Northampton County High School. Also located in Gaston is

KIPP Pride High School KIPP Pride High School is a 9–12th grade open-enrollment charter school founded in rural Gaston, North Carolina in 2005.charter school A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of auto ...

part of the Knowledge is Power Program commonly known as

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.KIPP Pride High School
. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

References

External links

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