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Gates County, North Carolina

Gates County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,478, making it the fifth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Gatesville. Gates County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical…

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Founded
1779
Congressional district
1st
Country
United States
Largest community
Gatesville
Named after
General Horatio Gates
Seat
Gatesville

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Gates County, North Carolina

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples25
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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Gates County, North Carolina

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see also · 5
Gates County, North Carolina → Gates County, Historic Places, List, North CarolinaMeherrin Indian Tribe, North CarolinaNational Register
related to External links · 4
Gates County, North Carolina → Gates County, Geographic, North Carolina, OpenStreetMapOfficial
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Gates County, North Carolina → 10,478, 345.74 sq mi (895.5 km2)
Congressional district · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → 1st
Country · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → United States
Founded · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → 1779
Largest community · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → Gatesville
Named after · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → General Horatio Gates
Seat · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → Gatesville
State · 1
Gates County, North Carolina → North Carolina

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Gates County, North CarolinaCongressional district1st1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaFounded17791.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaLargest communityGatesville1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaNamed afterGeneral Horatio Gates1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaSeatGatesville1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaStateNorth Carolina1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaTime zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)1.00infobox
Gates County, North CarolinaWebsitegatescountync.gov1.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Density31.56/sq mi (12.19/km2)1.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Estimate (2025)10,2341.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Land340.61 sq mi (882.2 km2)1.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)1.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Total345.74 sq mi (895.5 km2)1.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Total10,4781.00infobox
Gates County, North Carolina• Water5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2) 1.48%1.00infobox

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