Gainesville, Florida, metropolitan area

The Gainesville metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Gainesville, Florida in North Central Florida. In 2015 the population of the two-county area was 277,163. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies. The OMB defines the MSA as comprising Alachua and Gilchrist Counties, with Gainesville as its principal city. 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 M

Gainesville, Florida, metropolitan area

The Gainesville metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Gainesville, Florida in North Central Florida. In 2015 the population of the two-county area was 277,163. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies. The OMB defines the MSA as comprising Alachua and Gilchrist Counties, with Gainesville as its principal city. 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 M