Gainesville is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, which is one of the largest universities in the United States. The University of Florida estimated that the city's population was 124,491 in 2008.
The Gainesville MSA was ranked as the #1 place to live in the 2007 edition of Cities Ranked and Rated. Gainesville was also ranked as one of the "best places to live and play" in 2007 by National Geographic Adventure.
In the 1850s secessionist sentiment was strong in Gainesville. Half of the white residents in Gainesville had been born in South Carolina (where secessionist sentiments were very strong), or had parents who had been born in that state. Aside from a few foreign-born residents, the other whites in town had also been born in Southern states. Another factor was fear of blacks. Blacks, mostly slaves, were a majority of the population in Alachua County (although there were few in Gainesville itself). John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 frightened the whites in Gainesville, leading them to organize a militia company called the Gainesville Minute Men.
The east side of Gainesville houses the majority of the African-American community within the city, while the west side consists of the mainly white student and resident population. There are also large-scale planned communities on the far west side, most notably Haile Plantation, which was built on the site of a former plantation.
Numerous guides such as the 2004 book Cities Ranked and Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada have mentioned Gainesville's low cost of living. The restaurants near the University of Florida also tend to be inexpensive. The property taxes are high to offset the cost of the university, as the university's land is tax-exempt. However, the median home cost remains slightly below the national average, and Gainesville residents, like all Floridians, do not pay state income taxes.
The median income for a household in the city is $28,164, and the median income for a family is $44,263.
Gainesville's climate is defined as humid subtropical. Due to its inland location, Gainesville experiences wide temperature fluctuation for Florida. During the summer season, roughly from June 1 to September 30, the city's climate is the same as the rest of the state, with frequent downpours and high humidity. Temperatures range from the low 70s at night to around 90 °F during the day on average. From early-October through late May, however, the Gainesville area has a climate distinct from peninsular Florida with occasional freezing temperatures at night and sustained freezes occurring every few years. In winter, highs average between 66 and 69 °F, and lows average between 42 and 45 °F.
Radio Stations
KHRI 88.7 FM Gainesville, FL Christian Contemporary
WGOT 94.7 FM Gainesville, FL Variety
WXJZ 100.9 FM Gainesville, FL Smooth Jazz
WGGG 1230 AM Gainesville, FL Sports
WTMN 1430 AM Gainesville, FL Gospel Music
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Reina Bowen II. I am of African American and Columbian descent, and I attend school at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. I think affirmative action as a policy is needed and is necessary because it's a redress and it's a remedy for past wrongs that have happened 50, 100, 300 years ago-not only for African-Americans, but for people of color and women alike.
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