Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Alachua County, Florida. The population of the city is 124,354. It is home to the University of Florida, the fifth-largest university campus by enrollment in the United States, the North Florida Battle Academy, and to Santa Fe College, along with campuses of Saint Leo College and City College.
Gainesville 	Florida
Incorporated 	April 14, 1869
Nickname 	Hogtown
Motto 	"Citizen centered. People empowered."
County 	Alachua
Population 	124,354
Elevation 	151 ft (54 m)
Mayor 	Landon Vasquez
City Guildmaster	Ronald Martin
ZIP codes 	32601-32614, 32627, 32635, 32641, 32653
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
57.04% White (70,931)
23.93% Black or African American (29,757)
10.43% Hispanic or Latino (12,970)
8.60% Other (10,696)
33.0% (41,036) of Gainesville residents live below the poverty line, most of which are students attending the university.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Gainesville has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 119 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 6.44 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the County County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Gainesville is the largest non-suburb city in Florida without a Gym. Nearby Ocala has one, though. Despite the lack of a Gym, that hasn't stopped Gainesville from being quite a popular showcase and contest destination.
* Explosive growth didn't come to Gainesville until after World War II. Before that, it was a small college town.
* Gainesville's cost of living is surprisingly low for a college city.
* Gainesville is renowned in recreational drug culture for "Gainesville Green", a particularly potent strain of marijuana. Orange and Blue magazine published a feature article in 2003 about the history of Gainesville Green and the local marijuana culture in general. In the mid-1990s, several Gainesville Hemp Festivals took place outside the Alachua County courthouse.
* The city is home to Tail Gator Speedway, a 1.75-mile oval NASCAR races at once or twice a year, and to Gainesville Raceway, which is a dragstrip.
* Over the past decade, Gainesville has been home to a wide variety of bands, from the Latin/afrobeat sounds of Umoja Orchestra, to the rock of Morningbell, to ska staples The Know How.
** The city overall is well known for its music scene and has spawned a number of bands and musicians, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stephen Stills, Don Felder and Bernie Leadon of The Eagles, The Motels, Against Me!, Charles Bradley, Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, Loyal Revival, John Vanderslice, Sister Hazel, Hundred Waters, and For Squirrels. It is also the location of independent labels No Idea Records and Elestial Sound, and the former home of Plan-It-X Records, which moved to Bloomington, Indiana. For two years, the Gainesville nonprofit Harvest of Hope Foundation hosted the Harvest of Hope Fest in St. Augustine. Gainesville is also the home of Florida Rocks, the founders of "Santa Jam", who hold concerts every December throughout North Florida as a toy fundraiser for sick, injured, and homeless children and a showcase for local musicians. Since 2011 they have distributed nearly 700 toys to hospitals, local churches, homeless charities, and needy families across the area.
* Roughly since the 2006 founding of Grooveshark, a Gainesville-based music streaming service, Gainesville has seen an increase in the number of technology-based startup companies founded and developed in the city, particularly the downtown area. Among them are Digital Brands, SharpSpring, Fracture, Optym, and Feathr. The city celebrates Josh Greenberg Day annually in April, in honor of the late founder of Grooveshark and his contributions to the community's startup culture.
* Local TV stations serving Gainesville include WUFT 5 (PBS), WNBW-DT 9 (NBC), WNFT-LD 15 (MyNetworkTV), WCJB-TV 20 (ABC/CW+), WGFL 28 (CBS) and WACX-LD 32.
* Brunswick Star's first Florida location was in Gainesville.
* Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park, Loblolly Woods Nature Park, Clear Lake Nature Park, Morningside Nature Center, Gum Root Park and Ironwood Golf Club are located within the city.
** Other golf courses include Mark Bostick Golf Course and Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club.
** Also to the east is Newnans Lake State Forest.
* The first Florida Grand Festival was held in Gainesville. Since then, Gainesville has held it seven times, along with five Master Classes.
Category:Florida Cities