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A town of 7,009 people in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1623Established
6,992Population
17.5 sq miArea
75 ftElevation

Rockport is a seaside town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,992 in 2020. Rockport is about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Boston, at the tip of Cape Ann. It borders Gloucester to its west, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in all other directions. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rockport.

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