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Gainesville, Florida
City in Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, and the most populous city in North Central Florida, with a population of 145,212 in 2022.[7] It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area with a population of 350,903 in 2022.[7]
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Gainesville, Florida | |
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Sweetwater Wetlands Park at Payne's Prairie | |
Motto: "Citizen centered. People empowered." | |
![]() Location in Alachua County, city (as of 2007) in red, and in the state of Florida | |
Coordinates: 29°39′7.19″N 82°19′29.97″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Alachua |
Settled | 1854 |
Incorporated | April 14, 1869 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission-Manager |
• Mayor | Harvey Ward |
• City Council | List
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• City Manager | Cynthia W. Curry[2] |
• City Clerk | Kristen J. Bryant |
• City Attorney | Daniel M. Nee |
Area | |
• City | 64.54 sq mi (167.15 km2) |
• Land | 63.36 sq mi (164.11 km2) |
• Water | 1.17 sq mi (3.04 km2) 1.74% |
Elevation | 152 ft (54 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 141,085 |
• Estimate (2022) | 145,214 |
• Rank | 194th |
• Density | 2,226.61/sq mi (859.70/km2) |
• Urban | 213,748 (US: 182nd)[5] |
• Urban density | 2,437.3/sq mi (941.0/km2) |
• Metro | 332,317 (US: 153rd) |
• CSA | 400,814 (US: 99th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 32601–32614, 32627, 32635, 32641, 32653 |
Area code | 352 |
FIPS code | 12-25175 |
GNIS feature ID | 0282874[6] |
Website | gainesvillefl |
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Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the fourth-largest public university campus by enrollment in the United States as of the 2021–2022 academic year. The university is represented by the Florida Gators sports teams in NCAA competitions.