Gaston County Offers High Quality Of Life
Shopping
& Restaurants
• Westfield Shoppingtown in Gastonia
is the fourth largest enclosed mall in the Carolinas. It includes 800,000
square feet and 100 stores, such as Belk, J.C. Penny, Dillard and Sears,
as well as numerous specialty shops, restaurants, a roller coaster and entertainment offerings.
• Franklin Square is
a major retail area with over 1,000,000 square feet. Wal-Mart, K-Mart,
Sam’s, Lowe's and Kohl’s
are located in Franklin Square along with many other retail stores, restaurants
and a movie theater.
Gaston County also has many other shopping centers,
antique and specialty shops, outlets and other retail and restaurant establishments.
Housing
Gaston County residents can choose among historical
neighborhoods, golf course developments, lake communities, apartments, condominiums
and rural housing developments. Housing costs are below the national average.
For more information on Gaston-area housing, check out:
• Carolina Home
• Citysearch Real Estate
Accommodations
Gaston County has more than 25 hotels, motels
and bed & breakfast facilities, including Comfort Suites, Holiday
Inn and Fairfield Inn. For more information about Gaston County accommodations, visit the Gaston Tourism website.
Map
• Online Gaston County Map |
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Health Care In Gaston County Is Ranked Among The Best In The U.S.
CaroMont Health Care is a highly-rated private,
non-profit, general, acute care hospital that serves Gaston County. This 442-bed,
400,000 square-foot facility offers many services including:
- Comprehensive
Cancer Center
- In-Patient/Out-Patient
Surgery
- Special Care Units
- The
Birthplace
- Courtland Terrace
Long Term Care Facility
- The Diagnostic
Center
- CaroMont Urgent Care
and Occupational Medicine
- CaroMont Specialty
Surgery (outpatient eye, ear, nose and throat procedures)
- Gaston
Memorial Home Health Care
- CaroMont Medical Group (19 physician
practices in the area)
Over 200 physicians serve Gaston County,
including
90 primary care practitioners and more than 100 specialists. Gaston also has
approximately 60 dental practices.
Sports and Recreation
The U.S. National Whitewater Center right across the Catawba River from Gaston County draws thousands of visitors for a wide variety of outdoor recreation and fun.
 Golf
is a popular recreational activity in Gaston County, and the County has
many private and public golf courses.
Gaston County parks feature tennis
courts, jogging trails and walking/nature trails.
Home to the Gastonia Grizzlies and the Carolina Speedway.
The Carolina Panthers (NFL),
Lowe's Motor Speedway (NASCAR Racing), Discovery Place, Paramount's Carowinds, the Charlotte Coliseum, the Mint Museum, and the Charlotte Knights (AAA baseball) are all within
30 minutes of Gaston County. Chambers of Commerce
Media
Gaston County has seven radio stations and is
within the listening area of countless others. There are two TV stations
in
Belmont and eight in nearby cities.
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