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The
University of Florida
is the located in Gainesville.
It's the third largest university in the United
States and the largest in Florida. The estimated population for Gainesville in 2006 was
108,143. The city is 19 square miles and the elevation is 151 feet above sea
level.
The
only city in Alachua and Gilchrist counties with more than 10,000 residents is Gainesville. It is in a
rural area and Paynes Prairie is in this area. Paynes Prairie is a 21,000 acre
wilderness. The University
of Florida is a very
dominant presence in the area.
Summer
temperatures range from the low 70's to the low 90's. Winter temperatures range
from the mid 40's to the upper 60's.
There are a large number of Victorian and Queen
Anne styles homes in the area which were built in the 1880's and 1890's. Below are
some of the areas where these homes are located.
- Northeast Gainesville Residential District
- Pleasant Street Historic District
- Southeast Gainesville Residential District
Historic Buildings
- Bailey Plantation House - 1854
- Baird Hardware Company Warehouse - 1910
- Cox Furniture Store - 1887
- Cox Furniture Warehouse - 1890
- Epworth Hall - 1884
- Mary Phifer McKenzie House - 1895
- Masonic Temple - 1913
- Matheson Center Home - 1867
- Old Gainesville
Depot - 1850's
- Old Post Office - 1913 (this is now the Hippodrome State Theatre)
- Seagle Building - 1937
- Star Garage - 1903
- Thomas Hotel - 1928
The cost of living in Gainesville is low, but that is an indicator
of a weak job market. The land owned by the University of Florida
is tax exempt, so other property taxes are higher. Average home cost is below
the national average and no Florida
residents pay state income tax. The major employers in the area include the
city government, Shands Healthcare system and the University of Florida.
Local income levels are a little below the national average.
High Schools
- Buchholz High School
- Eastside High School
- Gainesville High School
- P K Yonge
Development Research School
- Saint Francis Catholic High School
- Santa Fe High School
Higher Education
- Santa Fe Community College
- University of Florida
Transportation
The streets in the city use a grid system and the
city is divided into four quadrants - NW, NE, SW and SE. Roads in Gainesville
include: Interstate 75, State Routes 20, 24 and 26, US Routes 301 and 441.
There is daily service with Amtrak shuttle buses. Complete Amtrak service is
about 32 miles away. Gainesville Regional Airport
offers daily service to Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami and Tampa.
Points of interest
- Ben Hill Griffin
Stadium at Florida Field
- Civic Media
Center
- Devil's Millhopper
- Florida Museum of Natural History
- Harn Museum of Art
- Hippodrome State Theatre
- Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
- Lake Alice
- Newnan's Lake
- Payne's Prairie
- San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
- Santa
Fe Community College Teaching Zoo
- Stephen C. O'Connell Center
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