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  2. Gainesville, Florida - Wikipedia

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    0282874 [6] Website. www .gainesvillefl .gov. Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, and the most populous city in North Central Florida, with a population of 145,214 in 2022. [7] It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, which had a population of 339,247 in 2020.

  3. History of Gainesville, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Gainesville was founded to place the Alachua County seat on the proposed route of the Florida Railroad Company's line stretching from Cedar Key to Fernandina Beach. County residents decided to move the county seat from Newnansville (and chose the name Gainesville) in 1853, as the proposed railroad would bypass Newnansville. A site on Black Oak ...

  4. University of Florida student housing - Wikipedia

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    Student housing at University of Florida is governed by the Division of Student Affairs, and provides housing for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on and off-campus. Approximately 8,100 students live in single-student residence halls. Nearly 1,600 students and their families also live on campus in 980 apartments arranged in ...

  5. List of United States cities by population - Wikipedia

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    50 states and Washington, D.C. This table lists the 333 incorporated places in the United States, excluding the U.S. territories, with a population of at least 100,000 as of July 1, 2022, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau. Five states have no cities with populations exceeding 100,000. They are: Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, and ...

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  7. ABC's of Gainesville: Here are some premier local places ...

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    B - Bats. Across from Lake Alice on the University of Florida’s campus are the UF bat houses, originally built in 1991.They are the world’s largest occupied bat houses, according to the ...

  8. List of people from Gainesville, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Anthony James Barr, programming language designer ( SAS (software) ), software engineer, inventor, and businessman [63] Christopher Benninger, American Indian architect who grew up in Gainesville [citation needed] Robert Cade, inventor of Gatorade [64] Scott Camil, activist [65] David A. Christian, retired United States Army captain and former ...

  9. University of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The mission is to provide an unparalleled experience where performing artists create and share knowledge to serve the student body, faculty, and staff at the university; Gainesville residents; and visitors to North Central Florida. The University Auditorium was founded in the mid-1920s and is home to the Anderson Memorial Organ. The auditorium ...