Cities

Gainesville

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Gainesville." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gainesville.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Gainesville. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gainesville

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-gainesville,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Gainesville},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/gainesville},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Population

141,085 1

Area (sq km)

167.15 1

Founding Year

1869 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Elevation (m)

52 1

Latitude

29.67889 degrees north 1

Longitude

82.35333 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Florida

Source Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)

United States

Source Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)

On Continent

North America

Sources

1. Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)

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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.

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1. Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)

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