America's Oldest Seaport

Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts It is considered part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Gloucester is 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.