Local Wiki
Gaston County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, Gaston County Courthouse, 325 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052.
- Register of Deeds
- Jonathan L. Fletcher · 704.862.7680 · jonathan.fletcher@gastongov.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.gastongov.com/AgendaCenter
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (7)
- Belmont (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Bessemer City (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cherryville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- High Shoals (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Kings Mountain (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lowell (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mount Holly (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (5)
- Cramerton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Dallas (official website, opens in a new tab)
- McAdenville
- Ranlo (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Stanley (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Gaston County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (26)
- Agriculture Center Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
- Alexis Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Belmont Fire Department
- Bessemer City Volunteer Fire Department
- Cherryville Fire Department
- Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Cramerton Fire Department
- Crouse Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Crowders Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Dallas Volunteer Fire Department
- East Gaston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Gastonia Fire Department
- Hugh's Pond Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Kings Mountain Fire Department
- Lowell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Lucia-Riverbend Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Mount Holly Fire & Rescue Services Department
- New Hope Fire Department, Inc.
- North Gaston Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc.
- Ranlo Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
- South Point Life Saving Crew, Inc.
- Spencer Mountain Road Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Stanley Volunteer Fire Department
- Tryon Volunteer Fire Department
- Union Road Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Waco Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Health (1)
- Partners Behavioral Health Management Office
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Belmont Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Gastonia Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026