Gloucester County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,711. Its county seat is Gloucester Courthouse. The county was founded in 1651 in the Virginia Colony and is named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester. Gloucester County is included in the Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located at the east end of the lower part of the Middle Peninsula, it is bordered on the south by the York River and the lower Chesapeake Bay on the east. The waterways shaped its development. Gloucester County is about 60 miles east of Virginia's capital, Richmond. Werowocomoco, capital of the large and powerful Powhatan Confederacy, was located on this part of the peninsula. In 2003 archeologists established that dense village had been located at this site from AD 1200 to the early 17th century.

Founded: 1651
Named for: Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester
Seat: Gloucester Courthouse
Largest community: Gloucester Point
Total: 288 sq mi (745.92 km²)
Land: 218 sq mi (564.62 km²)
Water: 70 sq mi (181.3 km²), 24.4
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Official Website: http://www.co.gloucester.va.us
Wikidata description: county in Virginia, United States
Wikidata id: Q335121
Wikidata label: Gloucester County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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