Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city in northeast Massachusetts. It is on Cape Ann. At the 2020 U.S. census, 29,729 people lived there.[2]
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 Location in Essex County and Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′57″N 70°39′45″W / 42.61583°N 70.66250°WCoordinates: 42°36′57″N 70°39′45″W / 42.61583°N 70.66250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1623 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1642 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1873 |
| Named for | Gloucester, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.51 sq mi (107.51 km2) |
| • Land | 26.19 sq mi (67.84 km2) |
| • Water | 15.32 sq mi (39.68 km2) |
| Elevation | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,729 |
| • Density | 1,135.00/sq mi (438.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01930 |
| FIPS code | 25-26150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0615084 |
| Website | gloucester-ma |
Gloucester, Massachusetts Media
Gloucester Harbor c. 1877, William Morris Hunt
Map of Annisquam River (Massachusetts) and environs.
Good Harbor Beach, a beach in Gloucester
Fish Dressing Wharf c. 1908
Drying Fish c. 1915
Gloucester City Hall, built in 1871
Harbor View & Ten Pound Island Light c. 1915
Brace's Rock, Eastern Point, Gloucester, c. 1864 by Fitz Henry Lane
Eastern Point Breakwater & Lighthouse c. 1915
Gloucester Harbor, oil on canvas, Winslow Homer, 1873. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gloucester, Massachusetts tour boat shows people views of the harbor.
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References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Gloucester city, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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