Place:Alachua, Alachua, Florida, United States

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NameAlachua
TypeCity
Coordinates29.779°N 82.48°W
Located inAlachua, Florida, United States
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Alachua is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,574. The city is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 264,275 people at the 2010 census.

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Alachua was founded in 1884 on a railroad line, after the railroad had bypassed nearby Newnansville. Alachua established a post office in 1887 and was incorporated as a city on 12 April 1905, at which time it had a population of 526 people.

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