Encyclopedia > Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
The Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Alachua and Gilchrist Counties in the state of Florida in the USA. The principal city in the MSA is Gainesville. In 2005 the population of the MSA was 256,985.[1] 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. Bradford County was removed from the MSA in 1993. In 2003 Gilchrist County was added to the MSA. In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ... Alachua County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Gilchrist County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Downtown Clock Tower, housing the restored clock bell from the 1885 courthouse Gainesville is the largest city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida. ... Bradford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...
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Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions - retrieved July 182006
^ Florida’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas - Population - retrieved July 182006