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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. [1] The county seat is Gainesville, [2] the home of the University of Florida since 1906, when the campus opened with 106 students.
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 ...
Student–teacher ratio. 19.47 [1] Other information. Website. sbac .edu. Alachua County Public Schools is a public school district serving Alachua County in North Central Florida. 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 ...
Windsor is located in central Alachua County, east of Gainesville, at (29.64639, -82.18639), and has a total area of 0.8776 sq mi (2.273 km 2). History. Windsor was named by English cotton planters who settled the town in 1846.
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. / 29.5830556°N 82.3330556°W / 29.5830556; -82.3330556. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) savanna in Alachua County, Florida lying between Micanopy and Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark.
Coordinates. 29°48′31″N 82°28′36″W. / 29.80861°N 82.47667°W / 29.80861; -82.47667. NRHP reference No. 74000608 [1] Added to NRHP. December 4, 1974. 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 ...
History. William H. Traxler, son of settlers from South Carolina, was born near the natural bridge in Columbia County in 1854. In the 1880s he acquired property in Alachua County on the Bellamy Road, opened a general store, and began farming. He married the daughter of Simeon Dell, Mary Lelia, in 1889.