Gaston County, North Carolina property search
Search an address or an owner in Gaston County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 117,252 lots are mapped here, covering 213,907 acres. 23,461 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Gaston County received $343,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 52 recipients. 24 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $249,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 117,252
- Lots mapped
- 213,907
- Acres
- 23,461
- Institutional
Land use in Gaston County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Gaston County, North Carolina| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential 1 Family | 73,382 | 71,278 |
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| Vacant | 13,990 | 17,418 |
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| Mult-Sect Manufactured | 3,567 | 5,852 |
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| Townhouse | 3,514 | 206 |
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| Auxiliary Improvement | 2,116 | 12,752 |
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| Vacant 10 Acres & Up | 1,611 | 40,452 |
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| Government | 1,230 | 12,206 |
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| House on Commercial Site | 1,177 | 1,283 |
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| Church/Religious | 1,114 | 2,979 |
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| Commercial Land | 1,068 | 1,904 |
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| P/P Manufactured Home | 1,012 | 2,268 |
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| Common Area | 944 | 1,742 |
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Largest landowners in Gaston County
Largest landowners by acreage in Gaston County, North Carolina| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| GASTONIA CITY OF | 427 | 3,045 |
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| GASTON COUNTY | 119 | 2,938 |
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| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 125 | 2,452 |
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| PLNC LAND LLC | 153 | 2,058 |
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| GASTON COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION | 88 | 1,161 |
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| STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA | 14 | 928 |
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| GASTON LAND COMPANY LLC | 63 | 912 |
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| MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC | 28 | 815 |
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| BELMONT LAND & INVESTMENT CO | 96 | 815 |
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| FMC LITHIUM USA CORP | 21 | 774 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Carolina
Federal farm payments in Gaston County
- $343K
- Paid in 2025
- 52
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Gaston County, North Carolina, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $108K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $58K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $53K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $52K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $38K |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $25K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Gaston County
- 24
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Gaston County, North Carolina, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Italy | 24 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Gaston County, North Carolina| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| MILL SHOALS HYDRO COMPANY, INC. (ITALY) | 24 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Gaston County
- 27
- Policies
- 3,502
- Insured acres
- $249K
- Claims paid
- 2.35
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Gaston County, North Carolina, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| All Other Crops | $249K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 52
- CRP acres, 2025
- 107
- Substations
- 230 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Gaston County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.