By Dawn Watson
NEWS Correspondent
According to the US Census Bureau, Gloucester City encompasses 2.8 square miles of land. In the year 2000 the census bureau reported that there were 11, 484 citizens living there. Because of the large population land use is an important issue. However, at one time not all of the land was fit for habitation due to its high levels of the radioactive substance, thorium.
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