Gloucester, North Carolina

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Gloucester, North Carolina
Census-designated place
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Gloucester
Coordinates: 34°43′46″N76°32′20″W / 34.72944°N 76.53889°W / 34.72944; -76.53889
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Carteret
Area
[1]
 • Total1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
 • Land1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[2]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total495
 • Density344.71/sq mi (133.11/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28528
Area code 252
FIPS code 37-26680 [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]

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Geography

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 495—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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.

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