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Welcome to Gloucester City ...

The city of Gloucester City is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gloucester City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gloucester City has a population of 11,220 people<2> (see below for details).

Gloucester City is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Gloucester City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gloucester City: 856

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gloucester City had an population of 11,220 people. This is a decrease of 2.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gloucester City had a population of 11,456 people. This makes Gloucester City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gloucester City represents 0.13% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,456 people, the population of Gloucester City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,484 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gloucester City.

Communities near Gloucester City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gloucester City.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gloucester City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gloucester City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gloucester City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gloucester City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gloucester City. See our Newspapers Page for Gloucester City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gloucester City ...

Looking for more information about Gloucester City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gloucester City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gloucester City.

Adding Gloucester City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gloucester City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gloucester City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Gloucester City post office opened in 1845.

We also found Gloucester City in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gloucester City.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gloucester City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Camden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gloucester City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gloucester City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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