Gloucester, North Carolina

Gloucester, North Carolina
Gloucester is located in North Carolina
Gloucester
Gloucester
Coordinates: 34°43′46″N 76°32′20″W / 34.72944°N 76.53889°W / 34.72944; -76.53889
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCarteret
Area
 • Total1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
 • Land1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total495
 • Density344.71/sq mi (133.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28528
Area code252
FIPS code37-26680[3]
GNIS feature ID2628629[2]

Gloucester is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 537.[4]

Geography[edit]

Gloucester is located just east of the center of Carteret County, on the northern side of The Straits, a tidal channel connecting Core Sound to the east with the North River to the west. The Gloucester CDP is bounded by Whitehurst Creek to the west and Sleepy Creek to the east, both tidal inlets from The Straits. The community is 6 miles (10 km) east of the town of Beaufort by water and 15 miles (24 km) by road.

The Gloucester CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.98%, is water.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020495
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gloucester, North Carolina
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gloucester CDP, North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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