Alachua County
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Alachua County is a county located in Florida in the United States. It is home to the University of Florida and serves as an important educational and economic hub in the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- December 29, 1824
- Named after
- Alachua ( Timucuan word for "sinkhole")
- Seat
- Gainesville
- Largest city
- Gainesville
- Total
- 969 sq mi (2,510 km )
- Land
- 875 sq mi (2,270 km )
- Water
- 94 sq mi (240 km ) 9.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 290,028
- Density
- 290/sq mi (110/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Alachua County (/əˈlætʃuə/ ə-LATCH-oo-ə) is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. The county seat is Gainesville, the home of the University of Florida.
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