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Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida

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Gainesville metropolitan area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Century Tower at the University of Florida
Century Tower at the University of Florida
Map
Interactive Map of Gainesville–Lake City, FL CSA
CountryUnited States
State(s)Florida
Georgia
Principal cityGainesville
Other cities
Alachua
Lake City
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

The Gainesville metropolitan area is the metropolitan area in North Central Florida that includes Alachua, Levy, and Gilchrist counties, with Gainesville, Florida the principal city.[1] The metropolitan area had a population of 339,247 in 2020.[2]

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies. The Gainesville, Florida Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined in 1971, consisting of only Alachua County. In 1983 Bradford County was added to the MSA.[3] Bradford County was removed from the MSA in 1993.[4] Gilchrist County was added to the MSA in 2003.[5] Levy County was added to the MSA in 2018.[6]

As of 2020, the United States Census Bureau designated the Gainesville-Lake City, Florida Combined Statistical Area, consisting of the Gainesville, Florida MSA and the Lake City, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Columbia County.[7]

As of 2020, the racial makeup of the MSA was 64.7% White, 16.7% African American, 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 5.4% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, 3.4% some other race, and 9.4% from two or more races.[8] Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.5% of the population.[9]

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  1. ^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Executive Office of the President. July 21, 2023. p. 53. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1983". U.S. Census Bureau. April 1999. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Areas and Components, 1993". U.S. Census Bureau. April 1999. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 03-04 Attachment" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. 2003. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 18-04 Appendix" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. September 14, 2018. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  9. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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