Gainesville, Georgia
| Gainesville, Georgia, USA | |
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| Nickname(s): "Queen City of the Mountains" & "Poultry Capital of the World" | |
 Location in Hall County and the state of Georgia |
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 Gainesville
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| Coordinates: 34°18′16″N 83°50′2″W / 34.30444°N 83.83389°WCoordinates: 34°18′16″N 83°50′2″W / 34.30444°N 83.83389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Hall |
| Gainesville | 1818 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Popular vote democracy |
| • Mayor | Danny Dunagan |
| Area | |
| • City | 29.1 sq mi (75.4 km2) |
| • Land | 27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 33,804 |
| • Density | 1,145.7/sq mi (442.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 187,743 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-31908 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0355972 |
| Website | http://www.gainesville.org/ |
The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,804. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the "Poultry Capital of the World". Gainesville is the principal city of, and is included in, the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) Combined Statistical Area.
Gainesville was established as Mule Camp Springs by European-American settlers in the early 1800s. Less than three years after the organization of Hall County on December 15, 1818, Mule Camp Springs was renamed as Gainesville on April 21, 1821. It was named in honor of General Edmund P. Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812 and a noted military surveyor and road-builder. Gainesville was selected by the legislature to be the county seat, and was chartered by the Georgia Legislature on November 30, 1821.
A gold rush that began in nearby Lumpkin County in the 1830s resulted in an increase in the number of settlers and the beginning of a business community. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Gainesville had two important events. In 1849, it became established as a resort center, with people attracted to the springs. In 1851, much of the small city was destroyed by fire.
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