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Alachua County is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. The county seat is Gainesville, the home of the University of Florida.

Country: United States
State: Florida
Founded: December 29, 1824
Named for: Alachua (Timucuan word for "sinkhole")
Seat: Gainesville
Largest city: Gainesville
Congressional district: 3rd

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