Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville | |
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City | |
Downtown at sunset Santa Fe College The Oaks Mall Century Tower at University of Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at University of Florida Hippodrome State Theatre Sweetwater Wetlands Park at Payne's Prairie | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: "Citizen centered. People empowered." | |
Location in Alachua County, Florida | |
Gainesville Location within Florida Gainesville Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Harvey Ward |
| • City Commission | 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)[4] |
| • Urban density | 2,437.3/sq mi (941.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 359,780 (US: 157th) |
| • 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 |
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous city in North Central Florida with a population of 141,085 at the 2020 census, while the Gainesville metropolitan area has an estimated 360,000 residents.[7] Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the third-largest public university campus by enrollment in the United States as of the 2023–2024 academic year. The university is represented by the Florida Gators sports teams in NCAA competitions.
- ^ "City Commission". City Of Gainesville. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "About the City Manager". City of Gainesville, Florida. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Gainesville, Florida". Weather Underground. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.