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  2. University of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member and flagship of the State University System of Florida. The university traces its origins to 1853 [12] and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906.

  3. Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida - Wikipedia

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    UTC-5 ( EST) • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 ( EDT) The Gainesville metropolitan area is the metropolitan area in North Central Florida that includes Alachua, Levy, and Gilchrist counties, with Gainesville, Florida the principal city. [1] The metropolitan area had a population of 339,247 in 2020. [2]

  4. History of the University of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida originated as several distinct institutions that were consolidated to create a single state-supported university by the Buckman Act of 1905. The oldest of these was the East Florida Seminary, one of two ...

  5. University, Hillsborough County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    University is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 41,163 at the 2010 census, [3] up from 30,736 at the 2000 census. The University of South Florida is located just southeast of the community, within the Tampa city limits. The community is also known as "University West ...

  6. List of colleges and universities in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida International University ( Miami) Florida Polytechnic University ( Lakeland) Florida State University ( Tallahassee) New College of Florida ( Sarasota) University of Central Florida ( Orlando) University of Florida ( Gainesville) University of North Florida ( Jacksonville) University of South Florida ( Tampa)

  7. Florida's 7th congressional district - Wikipedia

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    R+5 [4] Florida's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida . From 2003 to 2013, the district consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and included St. Augustine. The district included all of Flagler and St. Johns Counties; a very small portion of ...

  8. List of metropolitan areas of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The second-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the Tampa Bay area, is the 18th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Metropolitan areas. The following table lists population figures for those metropolitan areas, in rank of population. Population figures are as of the April 1, 2020 U.S. Census figures.

  9. University of Florida Campus Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The University of Florida Campus Historic District is a historic district on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.The district, bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest 13th Street, Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive, encompasses approximately 650 acres (2.6 km 2) and contains 11 listed buildings plus contributing properties.