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Lowell, North Carolina, in Gaston county, is 4 miles E of Gastonia, North Carolina (center to center) and 14 miles W of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city is in the Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill area. There are 2,662 residents in Lowell.
In Lowell, about 51% of adults are married.
Women are better represented than men in Lowell.
In 2000, Lowell had a median family income of $39,143.
More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.
As of 2000, the share of housing units in Lowell that were owner-occupied was 64%.
In Lowell, 98% of commuters drive to work. It you are in the city, expect to drive to most places you want to go. There's not much public transportation here.
Comparing Lowell to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):
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