Gloucester, Ontario

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Gloucester
Former municipality
The Cyrville neighbourhood in the former city of Gloucester.
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The limits of the former City of Gloucester within the current City of Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°26′07″N 75°36′33″W / 45.435277777778°N 75.609166666667°W / 45.435277777778; -75.609166666667
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Municipality	Ottawa
Established	1792
Incorporated	1850 (township) 1981 (city)
Amalgamated	2001
Government
• City councillors	George Darouze Jessica Bradley Laura Dudas Steve Desroches Tim Tierney
• Members of Parliament	Mona Fortier David McGuinty
• Members of Provincial Parliament	Lucille Collard John Fraser
Area
• Total	298.5 km2 (115.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	150,012
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	613, 343, 753

Gloucester (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOST-ər) is a former municipality and now geographic area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located east of Ottawa's inner core, it was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. The population of Gloucester is about 150,012 people (2021 Census).