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The coastal city of Gloucester is located in Essex County.
Gloucester was settled in 1623.
The community of Gloucester is near sea level<1>.
Time Zone: Gloucester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Communities that are also named Gloucester can be found in:
At the time of the 2000 Census, Gloucester had a population of 30,273 people<2> (or 4.17% of the total population of Essex County). The population of Gloucester represented 0.48% of the total of Massachusetts, making it the state's 53rd most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Gloucester had a population of 30,243 people. This is a decrease of 0.1% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Gloucester.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 30,243 | -0.1% | +0.51% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 30,089 | -0.61% | -0.3% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 30,181 | -0.3% | -0.12% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 30,217 | -0.18% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 30,273 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Beverly |  SW | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 39,343 | 1.3% decrease |
| | Danvers |  W | 14 mi [22.53 km] | 26,762 | 6.15% increase |
| | Ipswich |  NW | 8 mi [12.87 km] | 13,219 | 1.79% increase |
| | Lynn | SW | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 86,957 | 2.35% decrease |
| | Lynnfield | W | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 11,412 | 1.13% decrease |
| | Marblehead | SW | 12 mi [19.31 km] | 19,951 | 2.09% decrease |
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Gloucester.
Website for Gloucester
| Official Website: | www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/ |
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Search for Local BusinessesPeople have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Gloucester. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.
If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).
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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Gloucester: Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Gloucester? Please visit the Map Page for Gloucester. |
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| Last Modified: 04 Nov 2009 |
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