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0282874 [6] Website. gainesvillefl .gov. 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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Alachua County (/ ə ˈ l æ tʃ u ə / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ə) is a...
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Gainesville, city, seat (1853) of Alachua county, north-central Florida, U.S., about 70 miles (115 km) southwest of Jacksonville. The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto marched through the area in 1539, and settlement eventually developed around a trading post known as Hog Town (established 1830).
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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. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area with a population of 350,903 in 2022.
Gainesville's central location brought two more railroad connections, and with a population approaching 3,000, the city was one of the state's largest. The town now had an opera house, paved streets, city water, telephones and electric lights. East Florida Seminary expanded, becoming a military school, and a new public school was erected.
Gainesville is a city in north-central Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Alachua County . It is home to the University of Florida, the largest public university in the state. An alligator (Gator) named Albert is the mascot of the University of Florida. (A mascot is a symbol of qualities the school admires).
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