Jacksonville, Florida

**Jacksonville** is a big city in Florida, on the east coast. In 1968, it combined with Duval County to become one area. It is now the largest city by land area in the United States. The city's population is now about 971,319, with Duval County having around 1 million people.

It is the biggest city in Florida, in the Southeast and outside Texas. The Jacksonville area, including Clay County, St. Johns County, Nassau County, and Baker County, has a population of about 1,733,937.

Jacksonville sits on the St. Johns River in northeastern Florida. It is around 12 miles south of Georgia and 350 miles north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches are nearby along the Atlantic coast. The area used to be home to the Timucua people and later was a French settlement called Fort Caroline.

Jacksonville became an important port due to harbor improvements in the late 19th century. Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and other military bases are located there. The city's economy relies on services like banking, insurance, healthcare, and logistics. Tourism is also significant, especially related to golf with the PGA Tour headquarters nearby.

In the summer of 2021, the names of six schools named for confederate figures were renamed:
- Robert E. Lee High School was changed to Riverside High School
- Joseph Finegan Elementary School was changed to	Anchor Academy
- Stonewall Jackson Elementary School	was changed to Hidden Oaks Elementary School
- J.E.B. Stuart Middle School	 was changed to Westside Middle School
- Kirby-Smith Middle School was changed to Springfield Middle School
- Jefferson Davis Middle School was changed to Charger Academy
        - On December 27, 2023, the Jacksonville mayor ordered the removal of the _Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy_ monument at Springfield Park. The statue stood since 1915.

People from Jacksonville are called Jacksonvillians or Jaxsons, which comes from the city's nickname, Jax.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Jacksonville
- **official name**: City of Jacksonville and Duval County
- **settlement type**: Consolidated city–county
- **image flag**: Flag of Jacksonville, Florida.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of Jacksonville, Florida.png
- **nickname**: "Jax", "The River City", The Bold New City of the South
- **motto**: _Where Florida Begins_, _It's Easier Here_
- **named for**: Andrew Jackson
- **image map**: Duval County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Jacksonville Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Duval County
- **pushpin map**: Florida#USA
- **pushpin label position**: Left
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Florida##Location within the United States
- **pushpin label**: Jacksonville
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Florida
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Florida, County
- **subdivision name2**: Duval County, Florida, Duval
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title2**: Incorporated
- **established title3**: Consolidated
- **government type**: Strong-mayor, Strong Mayor–Council
- **leader party**: Democratic Party (United States), D
- **governing body**: Jacksonville City Council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Jacksonville, Florida, Mayor
- **leader name**: Donna Deegan
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **total type**: Total
- **area total sq mi**: 874.46
- **area total km2**: 2264.84
- **area land sq mi**: 747.30
- **area land km2**: 1935.49
- **area water sq mi**: 127.16
- **area water km2**: 329.35
- **elevation ft**: 16
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 949611
- **population rank**: List of United States cities by population, 10th in the United States
List of municipalities in Florida, 1st in Florida
- **population metro**: 1733937 (List of metropolitan statistical areas, US: 39th)
- **population density sq mi**: 1270.73
- **population density km2**: 490.63
- **population urban**: 1,247,374 (List of United States urban areas, US: 40th)
- **population density urban km2**: 840.1
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2,175.9
- **population demonym**: Jaxon, Jacksonvillian
- **timezone1**: Eastern Time Zone, Eastern (EST)
- **utc offset1**: −5
- **timezone1 dst**: Eastern Time Zone, EDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −4
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **area code**: Area code 904, 904, 324
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 12-35000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0295003
- **website**: [http://www.coj.net City of Jacksonville]
- **pop est as of**: 2024
- **population est**: 1009833