Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is a city in and the county seat of Duval County, Florida, which the city government consolidated with in 1968. With a population of 821,784, it is by a long shot Florida's largest city. Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. Jacksonville's military bases and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States. Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. People from Jacksonville may be called "Jacksonvillians" or "Jaxsons" (also spelled "Jaxons").
Jacksonville 	Florida
Incorporated 	1832
Nicknames 	Jax, The River City, J-ville, The Bold New City of the South, Duval
Motto 	"Where Florida Begins, it's easier here"
County 	Duval
Population 	821,784
Elevation 	16 ft (5 m)
Mayor 	Abbie Cunningham
Gym Leader 	Grady Carroll - Normal-type specialist Gym
City Guildmaster	Norman Arnold
ZIP codes 	32099, 32201-32212, 32214-32241, 32244-32247, 32250, 32254-32260, 32266-32267, 32277, 32290
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
53.49% White (439,572)
31.51% Black or African American (258,944)
8.60% Hispanic or Latino (70,673)
6.40% Other (52,595)
15.2% (124,911) of Jacksonville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Jacksonville has above average and somewhat high rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 975 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 31.07 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Duval County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Jacksonville is home to the Jaguars of the NFL.
* Jacksonville is well known as the Southern Rock Capital of the World, most of the popular groups (Allman Brothers Band, Lynynrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet) forming in this very city.
* Local TV stations serving the Jacksonville area include WJXT 4, WJCT 7 (PBS), WTLV 12 (NBC), WCWJ 17 (The CW), WKBJ-LD 20, WJXX 25 (ABC), WFOX-TV 30 (Fox), WRCZ-LD 35 and WJAX-TV 47 (CBS).
* The city is served by Jacksonville International Airport. It also has an Amtrak station served by the Silver Meteor and Silver Star.
* The St. Johns River runs at a wide berth going north into the city, then thinning out once it gets to downtown.
* CSX Transportation, Florida East Coast Railway and RailAmerica all have their headquarters in Jacksonville.
* The Port of Jacksonville, a seaport on the St. Johns River, is a large component of the local economy. Approximately 50,000 jobs in Northeast Florida are related to port activity and the port has an economic impact of $2.7 billion in Northeast Florida. The three maritime shippers who ship to Puerto Rico are all headquartered in Jacksonville: TOTE Maritime, Crowley Maritime, and Trailer Bridge.
* Jacksonville is home to Northeast Florida Battle Academy, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida and the University of Florida Health Science Center.
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Category:Florida Cities