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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Camden
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Settled :
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1627 (Fort Nassau)
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Incorporated :
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February 25, 1868
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Named for :
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Gloucester, England
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• Type :
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Special charter
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• Body :
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City Council
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• Mayor :
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Daniel T. Spencer Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2022)[3][4]
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• Administrator :
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Jack Lipsett[5]
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• Municipal clerk :
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Vanessa L. Parent[5]
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• Total :
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11,456
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• Land :
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2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2)
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• Water :
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0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) 16.41%
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Area rank :
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359th of 565 in state15th of 37 in county[1]
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Elevation[7] :
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23 ft (7 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[11] :
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11,219
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• Rank :
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213th of 566 in state12th of 37 in county[12]
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• Density :
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4,937.8/sq mi (1,906.5/km2)
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• Density rank :
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112th of 566 in state10th of 37 in county[12]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Codes :
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08030[13][14]
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Area code(s) :
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856 exchanges: 456, 742[15]
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FIPS code :
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34007268200[1][16][17]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0885234[1][18]
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Website :
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www.cityofgloucester.org
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