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Gloucester
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city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Essex
- Named after
- Gloucester , England
- Type
- Mayor-council city
- Mayor
- Paul Lundberg
- Total
- 41.51 sq mi (107.51 km )
- Land
- 26.19 sq mi (67.84 km )
- Water
- 15.32 sq mi (39.68 km )
- Elevation
- 49 ft (15 m)
- Density
- 1,135.0/sq mi (438.23/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 01930
- Area code
- 351 / 978
- Fips code
- 25-26150
- Gnis feature id
- 0615084
- Website
- gloucester-ma .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gloucester (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOS-tər) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. census. An important center of the fishing industry and a popular summer destination, Gloucester consists of an urban core on the north side of the harbor and the outlying neighborhoods of Annisquam, Bay View, Lanesville, Folly Cove, Magnolia, Riverdale, East Gloucester, and West Gloucester.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gloucester” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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