 ranlo is a small town in gaston county, north carolina, united states, and a suburb of both charlotte and gastonia. as of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,434, up from 2,198 in 2000. ==geography== ranlo is located at  (35.290393, -81.133731).{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=united states census bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=us gazetteer fi
Populated_places_established_in_1963 Towns_in_Gaston_County,_North_Carolina Towns_in_North_Carolina