Profile for Gloucester, Massachusetts, MA

Gloucester is on Cape Ann

Early seafaring community

Public transportation: Cape Ann Transportation Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 53. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

No. 15 in the ePodunk list of Most Misspelled Cities

Filming location for:
· 2000 movie, "The Perfect Storm"
· 2000 movie, "State and Main"

Setting for Rudyard Kipling's 1897 novel, "Captains Courageous"

Well-known residents have included:
· Winslow Homer, painter
· Edward Hopper, painter
· T.S. Eliot, poet

Local festivals include:

• Waterfront Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007

Performing arts: Gloucester Stage Company

Nearby parks & recreation: Stage Fort Park, Mount Ann Park

Wildlife: Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary attracts butterflies and seabirds

Gloucester attractions: Whale watching

Historic sites and museums: Hammond Castle Museum, Beauport, The Sleeper-McCann House, Cape Ann Historical Museum, Sargent House Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 116

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Cemeteries (22)

Communities (4)

Hotels (13)

Libraries (4)

Museums (4)

Parks (2)

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4% of Gloucester residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Gloucester ancestry & family history guide.

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• Essex County Ancestry forum
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gloucester was $25,595, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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27% of Gloucester residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Gloucester festival dates:

• Waterfront Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Gloucester include Central Gloucester Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Gloucester, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $608.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,385.

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Libraries in Gloucester include Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Gloucester include Gloucester Daily Times

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The average commute time for Gloucester workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Gloucester between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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