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is a city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,662 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), all of it land. The South Fork Catawba River borders Lowell on the north and the city is part of the Cramerton Watershed.