Gloucester Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Point had a population of 10,587. It is home to the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography.
History
thumb|left|Historical marker for Gloucester Point, Virginia
Originally explored by English Christopher Newport, John Smith, and Robert Tyndall in 1608, "Tyndall's Point" was renamed to Gloucester at some point in the 1600s. The point is downstream from Werowocomoco, capital of Tsenacommacah since the late 500s.
Geography
Gloucester Point is located in southern Gloucester County at (37.269907, −76.498604), on the north side of the York River in southeastern Virginia. To the south across the river on U.S. Route 17 and the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is Yorktown, site of the conclusion of the American Revolution. From Gloucester Point, US 17 leads south through Yorktown to the center of Newport News and north to Gloucester Courthouse, the Gloucester County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gloucester Point CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 42.58%, are water, consisting of the tidal York River and its inlets, including Sarah Creek and part of Timberneck Creek.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Point had a population of 10,587. The median age was 44.2 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.9 males age 18 and over.
99.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,454 households in Gloucester Point, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.2% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.