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Location of Alachua in Alachua County, Florida. / 29.77917°N 82.47972°W / 29.77917; -82.47972. Alachua ( / əˈlætʃueɪ / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ay) is the second-largest city in Alachua County, Florida and the third-largest in North Central Florida. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,574, up from 9,059 at the 2010 ...
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. [ 1] The county seat is Gainesville, [ 2] the home of the University of Florida since 1906, when the campus opened with 106 students.
Gainesville was founded to place the Alachua County seat on the proposed route of the Florida Railroad Company's line stretching from Cedar Key to Fernandina Beach. County residents decided to move the county seat from Newnansville (and chose the name Gainesville) in 1853, as the proposed railroad would bypass Newnansville. A site on Black Oak ...
Newnansville, Florida was one of the first American settlements in the interior of Florida. It became the second county seat of Alachua County in 1828, and one of the central locations for activity during the Second Seminole War, during which time it was one of the largest cities in the State. In the 1850s, the Florida Railroad bypassed ...
All of the other counties were created later from these two original counties. Florida became the 27th U.S. state in 1845, and its last county was created in 1925 with the formation of Gilchrist County from a segment of Alachua County. [1] Florida's counties are subdivisions of the state government.
Atlas was a community in northern Alachua County at. 29°50′24″N 82°18′30″W / . 29.8399649°N 82.3084406°W. / 29.8399649; -82.3084406 ( Atlas) , a little south of the Santa Fe River. A post office was established in 1897, and closed in 1914. [ 4][ 3] Battonville - See Palmer below in this list.
The City of Alachua Downtown Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on July 14, 2000) located in Alachua, Florida. It encompasses approximately 490 acres (2.0 km 2 ), bounded by Northwest 150th Avenue, Northwest 145th Terrace, Northwest 143rd Place and Northwest 138th Terrace. It contains 102 historic buildings.
19.47 [1] Other information. Website. sbac .edu. Alachua County Public Schools is a public school district serving all of Alachua County in North Central Florida. [4] It serves approximately 29,845 students in 64 schools and centers. [1] The district is governed by the School Board of Alachua County, which is made up of five board members ...