Gainesville (FL)
| Gainesville, Florida | |||
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| Gainesville | |||
Downtown Gainesville at night
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| Nickname(s): "Gatorville", "G-Ville", "Gville", "Hogtown", "GNV", "Rainesville" | |||
| Motto: Every path starts with passion | |||
 Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 29°39′7.19″N 82°19′29.97″W / 29.6519972°N 82.3249917°WCoordinates: 29°39′7.19″N 82°19′29.97″W / 29.6519972°N 82.3249917°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Florida | ||
| County | Alachua | ||
| Settled | 1854 | ||
| Incorporated | April 14, 1869 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-manager | ||
| • Mayor | Lauren Poe (D) | ||
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City Commissioners
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| • City Manager | Anthony Lyons | ||
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| • City | 63.49 sq mi (164.43 km2) | ||
| • Land | 62.32 sq mi (161.41 km2) | ||
| • Water | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) 1.74% | ||
| Elevation | 151 ft (54 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 124,354 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 131,591 | ||
| • Rank | 206th | ||
| • Density | 2,111.50/sq mi (815.25/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 187,781 (US: 187th) | ||
| • Metro | 277,165 (172nd) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| ZIP code | 32601–32614, 32627, 32635, 32641, 32653 | ||
| Area code | 352 | ||
| FIPS code | 12-25175 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0282874 | ||
| Website | www |
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Gainesville is the county seat and largest city in Alachua County, Florida, United States, and the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population of Gainesville in the 2013 US Census estimates was 127,488, a 2.4% growth from 2010. Gainesville is the largest city in the region of North Central Florida. It is also a component of the Gainesville-Lake City Combined Statistical Area, which had a 2013 population of 337,925.
Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the nation's ninth-largest university campus by enrollment, as well as to Santa Fe College. The Gainesville MSA was ranked as the No. 1 place to live in North America in the 2007 edition of Cities Ranked and Rated. Also in 2007, Gainesville was ranked as one of the "best places to live and play" in the United States by National Geographic Adventure.
Gainesville is located at 29°39'55" North, 82°20'10" West (29.665245, −82.336097), which is roughly the same latitude as Houston, Texas. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.4 square miles (161.6 km2), of which 61.3 square miles (158.8 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is water. The total area is 1.74% water.
Gainesville's tree canopy is both dense and species rich, including broadleaf evergreens, conifers, and deciduous species; the city has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation every year since 1982 as a "Tree City, USA".
Gainesville is the only city with more than 10,000 residents in the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (Alachua and Gilchrist counties), and it is surrounded by rural area, including the 21,000-acre (8,500 ha) wilderness of Paynes Prairie on its southern edge. The city is characterized by its medium size and central location, about 90 minutes driving time from either Jacksonville or Orlando, two hours driving time from Tampa, and five hours driving time from either Atlanta or Miami. The area is dominated by the presence of the University of Florida, which in 2008 had been the third largest university campus in the USA and as of fall 2011 was the seventh largest campus by enrollment in the USA.
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