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Gainesville is among the largest cities in the state of Florida. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 95,447. The census bureau esimated the population to be 109,146 in 2003. According to this estimate, the city is gaining population at a rate of 3.14% per year.
The city is a part of the Gainesville metro area. It is the the seat of Alachua county. It has an area of 48.2 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 29°39'05" north and 82°19'30" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 1225175.
University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College are in Gainesville.
Highway 985 runs through Gainesville.
The city has a humid subtropical climate with an annual precipitation of 48.36 inches. Winters are generally mild with moderate rain and summers are hot and very rainy.
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