Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville | |
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Downtown at sunset Sweetwater Wetlands Park at Payne's Prairie | |
| Motto: "Citizen centered. People empowered." | |
Location in Alachua County, Florida | |
| 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 Council | List
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| • City Manager | Cynthia W. Curry |
| • City Clerk | Kristen J. Bryant |
| • City Attorney | Daniel M. Nee |
| Area | |
| 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) | |
| 141,085 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 145,214 |
| • Rank | 194th |
| • Density | 2,226.61/sq mi (859.70/km2) |
| • Urban | 213,748 (US: 182nd) |
| • 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 |
| Website | gainesvillefl |
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Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States, 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 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.