Alachua County | |
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![]() Alachua County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
![]() Florida's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 29°41′N 82°22′W / 29.68°N 82.37°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | December 29, 1824 |
Named after | Alachua (Timucuan word for "sinkhole") |
Seat | Gainesville |
Largest city | Gainesville |
Area | |
• Total | 969 sq mi (2,510 km2) |
• Land | 875 sq mi (2,270 km2) |
• Water | 94 sq mi (240 km2) 9.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 278,468 |
• Estimate (2023[1]) | 285,994 ![]() |
• Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | alachuacounty |
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.[2] The county seat is Gainesville,[3] the home of the University of Florida.
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