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 | 150,800 | 1.6 | 2,385 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 153,800 | 2.0 | 3,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 156,100 | 1.5 | 2,300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 156,700 | 0.4 | 600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 156,900 | 0.1 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 156,300 | -0.4 | -600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 157,000 | 0.4 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 158,200 | 0.8 | 1,200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 159,900 | 1.1 | 1,700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 162,568 | 1.7 | 2,668 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 164,656 | 1.3 | 2,088 |
2,896 | 1,681 | - | - |
| 1982 | 166,369 | 1.0 | 1,713 |
2,369 | 1,321 | - | - |
| 1983 | 166,973 | 0.4 | 604 |
2,305 | 1,330 | - | - |
| 1984 | 169,045 | 1.2 | 2,072 |
2,275 | 1,379 | - | - |
| 1985 | 171,767 | 1.6 | 2,722 |
2,380 | 1,437 | - | - |
| 1986 | 171,500 | -0.2 | -267 |
2,426 | 1,554 | - | - |
| 1987 | 172,394 | 0.5 | 894 |
2,466 | 1,581 | - | - |
| 1988 | 173,900 | 0.9 | 1,506 |
2,591 | 1,589 | - | - |
| 1989 | 174,803 | 0.5 | 903 |
2,701 | 1,655 | - | - |
| 1990 | 174,769 | 0.0 | -34 |
2,042 | 1,252 | - | - |
| 1991 | 177,350 | 1.5 | 2,581 |
3,579 | 1,917 | 97 | 429 |
| 1992 | 178,654 | 0.7 | 1,304 |
2,787 | 1,713 | 91 | -205 |
| 1993 | 179,940 | 0.7 | 1,286 |
2,616 | 1,625 | 114 | -194 |
| 1994 | 181,237 | 0.7 | 1,297 |
2,512 | 1,767 | 66 | 91 |
| 1995 | 182,916 | 0.9 | 1,679 |
2,485 | 1,724 | 99 | 458 |
| 1996 | 184,428 | 0.8 | 1,512 |
2,478 | 1,819 | 83 | 392 |
| 1997 | 186,072 | 0.9 | 1,644 |
2,502 | 1,770 | 111 | 371 |
| 1998 | 187,284 | 0.7 | 1,212 |
2,685 | 1,779 | 127 | -112 |
| 1999 | 189,127 | 1.0 | 1,843 |
2,651 | 1,836 | 114 | 448 |
| 2000 | 190,365 | 0.7 | 1,238 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 191,718 | 0.7 | 1,353 |
3,311 | 2,480 | 766 | -45 |
| 2002 | 192,530 | 0.4 | 812 |
2,532 | 1,936 | 589 | -220 |
| 2003 | 192,346 | -0.1 | -184 |
2,549 | 1,924 | 515 | -1,114 |
| 2004 | 192,788 | 0.2 | 442 |
2,533 | 2,010 | 475 | -457 |
| 2005 | 194,945 | 1.1 | 2,157 |
2,557 | 1,896 | 481 | 1,178 |
| 2006 | 198,003 | 1.6 | 3,058 |
2,725 | 1,901 | 491 | 1,822 |
| 2007 | 202,535 | 2.3 | 4,532 |
2,764 | 1,910 | 487 | 3,137 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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