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Gaston County, NC
Population and Components of Change

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 148,415-- ----
1971 150,8001.62,385 ----
1972 153,8002.03,000 ----
1973 156,1001.52,300 ----
1974 156,7000.4600 ----
1975 156,9000.1200 ----
1976 156,300-0.4-600 ----
1977 157,0000.4700 ----
1978 158,2000.81,200 ----
1979 159,9001.11,700 ----
1980 162,5681.72,668 ----
1981 164,6561.32,088 2,8961,681--
1982 166,3691.01,713 2,3691,321--
1983 166,9730.4604 2,3051,330--
1984 169,0451.22,072 2,2751,379--
1985 171,7671.62,722 2,3801,437--
1986 171,500-0.2-267 2,4261,554--
1987 172,3940.5894 2,4661,581--
1988 173,9000.91,506 2,5911,589--
1989 174,8030.5903 2,7011,655--
1990 174,7690.0-34 2,0421,252--
1991 177,3501.52,581 3,5791,91797429
1992 178,6540.71,304 2,7871,71391-205
1993 179,9400.71,286 2,6161,625114-194
1994 181,2370.71,297 2,5121,7676691
1995 182,9160.91,679 2,4851,72499458
1996 184,4280.81,512 2,4781,81983392
1997 186,0720.91,644 2,5021,770111371
1998 187,2840.71,212 2,6851,779127-112
1999 189,1271.01,843 2,6511,836114448
2000 190,3650.71,238 ----
2001 191,7400.71,375 3,3122,480706-47
2002 192,4620.4722 2,5321,936532-216
2003 192,206-0.1-256 2,5481,924462-1,122
2004 192,5710.2365 2,5282,010432-454
2005 194,6681.12,097 2,5581,8944481,170
2006 197,5791.52,911 2,6511,9474521,855
2007 202,1662.34,587 2,9101,9074103,081
2008 206,6792.24,513 2,8671,9504133,089
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.

 
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