Crowders Mountain Township, Gaston County, North Carolina

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Crowders Mountain Township is a township in southwestern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 15,821. [1]

The township contains the city of Bessemer City, a western portion of the city of Gastonia, and an eastern portion of the city of Kings Mountain. The township takes its name from Crowder's Mountain, a 1,625-foot-high (495 m) ridge in the western part of the township and home to Crowders Mountain State Park.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 14,426
2010 15,8219.7%
2020 16,2943.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [2]

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References

  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crowders Mountain township, Gaston County, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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