Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area

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The Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Alachua and Gilchrist Counties in the state of Florida in the USA. The principal city in the MSA is Gainesville. In 2005 the population of the MSA was 256,985.[1] The Gainesville, Florida Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined in 1971, consisting of only Alachua County. In 1983 Bradford County was added to the MSA. Bradford County was removed from the MSA in 1993. In 2003 Gilchrist County was added to the MSA.

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  1. ^ Florida’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas - Population - retrieved July 18 2006