Gainesville, Georgia
county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States
The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States.[5] As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,804.[6]
Gainesville, Georgia | |
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![]() Downtown Gainesville | |
Nicknames: "Queen City of the Mountains", "Poultry Capital of the World"[1] | |
![]() Location in Hall County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 34°18′16″N 83°50′2″W / 34.30444°N 83.83389°WCoordinates: 34°18′16″N 83°50′2″W / 34.30444°N 83.83389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Hall |
Gainesville | 1818 |
Named for | Edmund P. Gaines |
Government | |
• Type | Popular vote democracy |
• Mayor | Danny Dunagan |
Area | |
• City | 34.90 sq mi (90.38 km2) |
• Land | 32.95 sq mi (85.34 km2) |
• Water | 1.94 sq mi (5.03 km2) |
Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• City | 33,804 |
• Estimate (2018) | 41,464 |
• Density | 1,258.35/sq mi (485.86/km2) |
• Metro | 179,684 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 770 |
FIPS code | 13-31908[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0355972[4] |
Website | www |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Feb 12, 2020.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Gainesville (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.