Gaston is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gaston had a population of 1,008. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The Gaston School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (7.65%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Gaston racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 502
| 49.8%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 447
| 44.35%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 10
| 0.99%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 34
| 3.37%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 15
| 1.49%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,008 people, 567 households, and 341 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census Also located in Gaston is KIPP Pride High School, a charter school that's part of the Knowledge is Power Program commonly known as KIPP.