Gainesville
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Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, which means it serves as the main city where the county's government and courts are located. As the administrative center of the county, it plays an important role in managing local government services for the Hall County region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Hall
- Gainesville
- 1818 ; 208 years ago ( 1818 )
- Named after
- Edmund P. Gaines
- Mayor
- Zack Thompson
- City
- 35.37 sq mi (91.61 km )
- Land
- 33.42 sq mi (86.57 km )
- Water
- 1.95 sq mi (5.04 km )
- Elevation
- 1,214 ft (370 m)
- Density
- 1,265.4/sq mi (488.57/km )
- Urban
- 164,365 ( US: 219th )
- Urban density
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Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it has been called the "Poultry Capital of the World." Gainesville is the principal city of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area.
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