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Jacksonville | |
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| City of Jacksonville and Duval County | |
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| Nicknames: | |
| Mottoes: Where Florida Begins, It's Easier Here | |
 Interactive map of Jacksonville | |
  Jacksonville Location within Florida  Jacksonville Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°20′13″N 81°39′41″W / 30.33694°N 81.66139°W[3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Duval |
| Founded | June 15, 1822[a] |
| Incorporated | February 9, 1832 |
| Consolidated[4] | October 1, 1968 |
| Named after | Andrew Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Jacksonville City Council |
| • Mayor | Donna Deegan (D) |
| • City Council | Members
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| Area | |
• Total | 874.46 sq mi (2,264.84 km2) |
| • Land | 747.30 sq mi (1,935.49 km2) |
| • Water | 127.16 sq mi (329.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 949,611 |
• Estimate (2024)[6] | 1,009,833  |
| • Rank | 31st in North America 10th in the United States 1st in Florida |
| • Density | 1,270.73/sq mi (490.63/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,247,374 (US: 40th) |
| • Urban density | 2,175.9/sq mi (840.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,733,937 (US: 38th) |
| Demonyms | Jaxon, Jacksonvillian |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $129.095 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 32099, 32201–32212, 32214–32241, 32244–32247, 32250, 32254–32260, 32266, 32267, 32277, 32290 |
| Area codes | 904, 324 |
| FIPS code | 12-35000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0295003[9] |
| Website | City of Jacksonville |
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Jacksonville (US: /ˈdʒæksənˌvɪl/ ⓘ JAK-sən-vihl) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County,[10] with which the city consolidated in 1968. It is the tenth-most populous U.S. city with a population of 949,611 at the 2020 census and estimated at over 1 million in 2024,[11][12][13][14] while the Jacksonville metropolitan area at over 1.76 million residents is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Florida and 38th-largest in the United States.[15] City-county consolidation greatly increased Jacksonville's official population and extended its boundaries, placing most of Duval County's population within the new municipal limits; Jacksonville grew to 900 square miles (2,300 km2).[13] It is the second-largest city by land area in the contiguous United States.
Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of the Georgia state line (25 mi or 40 km to the urban core/downtown) and 350 miles (560 km) north of Miami.[16] The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in 1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United States. Under British rule, a settlement grew at the narrow point in the river where cattle crossed, known as Wacca Pilatka to the Seminole and the Cow Ford to the British. A platted town was established there in 1822, a year after the United States gained Spanish Florida; it was named after Andrew Jackson,[17] the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.
Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT), Florida's largest seaport by volume.[18] Jacksonville's military bases and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States.[19] Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf with the PGA Tour headquarters located in nearby Ponte Vedra Beach.[20][21] People from Jacksonville are known as Jacksonvillians and, informally, as Jaxsons or Jaxons (both derived from Jax, the shortened nickname for the city).[22][23][24][25][26]
- ^ "PRICED OUT OF JAX: Jacksonville's rental crisis featured on 60 Minutes". ActionNewsJax. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "A River Runs Through It". Jacksonville Historical Society. July 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Consolidation". The Jacksonville Historical Society. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Jacksonville city, Florida". Census Bureau QuickFacts. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Jacksonville, FL (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data.
- ^ "Jacksonville, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on Jun 8, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geography and Demography". City of Jacksonville and Duval County Government. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Take that Texas! This Florida city is now in the top 10 in U.S. population". Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts: Jacksonville city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on Jan 10, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Duval County, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on Feb 2, 2023.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Distance from Jacksonville, FL to Miami, FL". check-distance.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Paul T. Hellmann (2006). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 195. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
- ^ "JAXPORT FY23 Statistics" Jacksonville Port Authority
- ^ "Port of Jacksonville" Archived March 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine World Port Source, Port Detail
- ^ Harding, Abel (April 3, 2010). "Golf tourism a boon for Northeast Florida". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Jacksonville". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ Donges, Patrick (April 17, 2014). "What Do You Call Someone From Jacksonville?". news.wjct.org. WJCT. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Hillyer, Reiko (December 29, 2014). Designing Dixie: Tourism, Memory, and Urban Space in the New South. University of Virginia Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8139-3671-0.
- ^ Ennis Armon Davis (2015). Jacksonville. Arcadia Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4671-1468-4.
- ^ Aloszka, John (March 22, 2021). "The River is Calling". Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
And while there may be some division among Jaxsons when it comes to what should eventually fill the newly renamed Riverfront Plaza, Downtown leaders are wasting no time programming the space for the summer.
- ^ "About The Jaxson". www.thejaxsonmag.com. 2021. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
Jaxson" is a traditional term for someone from Jacksonville, Florida... Launched by Modern Cities in association with WJCT Public Broadcasting, The Jaxson is a multimedia project dedicated to urbanism and culture on Florida's First Coast.
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