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Notable locations in Gloucester: Rocky Neck Art Colony (A), Bass Rocks Country Club (B), Tenpound Island Light (C), Tenpound Island Lighthouse (D), West Gloucester Station (E), YMCA Camp (F), Blackburn Circle (G), Blackburn Industrial Park (H), Cape Ann Industrial Park (I), Eastern Point Light (J), Gloucester Station (K), Grant Circle (L), Kettle Cove Industrial Park (M), North Shore Art Association (N), Annisquam Exchange and Art Gallery (O), Annisquam Historical Society Building (P), Hammond Museum (Q), Beauport (R), Beauport Museum (S), Sargent-Murray-Gilmon-Hough House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: East Gloucester Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Gloucester include: West Gloucester Church (A), Cape Ann Bible Church (B), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (C), First Church of Christ Scientist (D), Gloucester Community Church (E), Annisquam Village Church (F), Assembly of God Church (G), Lanesville Congregational Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Wesleyan Cemetery (2), Cherry Hill Cemetery (3), Beechbrook Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Bayview Cemetery (6), High Street Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Sleepy Hollow Pond (A), Niles Pond (B), Langsford Pond (C), Babson Reservoir (D), Haskell Pond (E), Mill Pond (F), Upper Banjo Pond (G), Fernwood Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little River (A), Jones River (B), Lanes Creek (C), Alewife Brook (D), Farm Creek (E), Mill River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Gloucester include: Captain Solomon Jacobs Park (1), Fishermens Monument (2), Mount Ann Park (3), State Fort Park (4), Central Gloucester Historic District (5), Burke Playground (6), Gloucester Fisherman Statue (7), Ravenswood Park (8), Hidden Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Cressy Beach (A), Pavilion Beach (B), Wingaersheek Beach (C), Halfmoon Beach (D), Good Harbor Beach (E), Niles Beach (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Cape Ann Historical Association (Museums; 27 Pleasant Street) (1), Gloucester Adventure (Museums; 4 Harbor Loop) (2), Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center (Museums; 9 Harbor Loop) (3), Brown Richard K (Museums; 75 Eastern Point Boulevard) (4), Beauport House (Museums; 75 Eastern Point Blvd) (5), Hammond Castle Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 80 Hesperus Avenue) (6), McMullan J A (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 75 Eastern Point Boulevard) (7), 7 Seas Whale Watching (7 Seas Wharf) (8), Gloucester Visitor Information Center (80 Western Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Gofer Time Services (51 Eastern Point Road) (1), Ocean View Inn (171 Atlantic Road) (2), Inn at Babson Court (53 Western Avenue) (3), Good Harbor Beach Inn Inc (1 Salt Island Road) (4), Julietta House-Bed & Breakfast (84 Prospect Street) (5), Fairview Inn (52 Eastern Point Road) (6), Best Western Bass Rocks Ocean (107 Atlantic Road) (7), Cape Ann Marina - Office (75 Essex Ave) (8), Bed & Breakfast Reservations NORE GRTR Bstn CPE CD (11 Beach Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Rockport-Gloucester District Court (197 Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Gloucester and their reported violations in the past:
GLOUCESTER DPW WATER DEPT. (Population served: 45409, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-12-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-08-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-10-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  8.8% | | Whole state: |  9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Gloucester compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Gloucester (2007 data):
- Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Gloucester, Main Street Branch at 147 Main Street, branch established on 1796-01-01; Gloucester Stop & Shop Branch at 6 Thatcher Road, branch established on 2004-07-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- TD BankNorth, National Association: Gloucester Bank & Trust Branch at 2 Harbor Loop, branch established on 1987-01-02; Washington Street Branch at 224 Washington Street, branch established on 1999-04-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- The Rockport National Bank: Gloucester Midtown Branch at 7 Railroad Avenue, branch established on 2000-07-14; Star Branch at 127 Eastern Avenue, branch established on 1997-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.7 mil, Deposits: $104.0 mil, headquarters in Rockport, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Rockport National Bancorp, Inc.
- Cape Ann Savings Bank: at 109 Main Street, branch established on 1846-04-15; Gloucester High School Branch at Leslie O. Johnson Road, branch established on 1990-09-13. Info updated 2006-09-29: Bank assets: $360.8 mil, Deposits: $253.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices
- Sovereign Bank: Gloucester Branch at 154 Main Street, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
- Gloucester Co-operative Bank: Gloucester Co-Operative Bank at 160 Main Street, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $145.1 mil, Deposits: $109.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
- The First National Bank of Ipswich: Gloucester Branch at 207 Main Street, branch established on 1980-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $331.9 mil, Deposits: $269.4 mil, headquarters in Ipswich, MA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First Ipswich Bancorp
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
441 | $1,609,639 | $43,800 | 51 | $91,312 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
133 | $382,421 | $34,504 | 116 | $202,021 |
Gloucester government finances in 2006:
- Charges - All Other: $3,816,000
Sewerage: $2,883,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,569,000
Solid Waste Management: $944,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $720,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $415,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $250,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $69,000
- Construction - General - Other: $654,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,766,000
General - Other: $7,010,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,001,000
Police Protection: $4,802,000
Sewerage: $3,178,000
Water Utilities: $2,779,000
Financial Administration: $1,738,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,699,000
Regular Highways: $1,414,000
Libraries: $755,000
General Public Buildings: $729,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $413,000
Health - Other: $365,000
Central Staff Services: $332,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $217,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $195,000
Public Welfare - Other: $96,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,126,000
Highways: $169,000
Education: $0
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,858,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,569,000
Health - Other: $9,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,596,000
Transit Utilities: $269,000
General - Other: $93,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,414,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,647,000
Fines and Forfeits: $382,000
Interest Earnings: $235,000
Donations From Private Sources: $192,000
Special Assessments: $3,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,748,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $96,090,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,072,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $5,185,000
General - Other: $2,220,000
Water Utilities: $2,216,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $189,000
Regular Highways: $185,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,691,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,744,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $18,034,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,993,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,713,000
General Local Government Support: $4,644,000
All Other: $1,758,000
Highways: $161,000
Public Welfare: $33,000
- Tax - Property: $50,527,000
Other License: $914,000
Other Selective Sales: $362,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $43,929,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $726,000
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,508 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.31% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($565 average AGI)| Essex County: | 0.09% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.91% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($831 average AGI)| Essex County: | 0.08% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gloucester:
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNSH (1570 AM; 5 kW; BEVERLY, MA)
- WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WROL (950 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
- WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gloucester:
- WBOQ (104.9 FM; GLOUCESTER, MA; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
- WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
- WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
- WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
- WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WHEB (100.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Gloucester:
- WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
- WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
- WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
- WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
- WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
- WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
- WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
- WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
- WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
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