Gainesville Information

Gainesville is the largest city in and county seat of Alachua County, Florida.^[6] Gainesville is home to the University of

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Florida, the largest university in the State University System of Florida and the second-largest university in the United States. Santa Fe Community College, one of the nation’s largest community colleges, is also located in Gainesville.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated a 2006 population of 108,143.^[3] The Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes Alachua and Gilchrist counties, has a population of 243,985, according to 2006 Census Bureau estimates.^[7] The Gainesville MSA was ranked as the #1 place to live in the 2007 edition of Cities Ranked and Rated.^[8] Gainesville was also ranked as one of the “best places to live and play” in 2007 by National Geographic Adventure