North Central Florida

rdf:langString North Central Florida

rdf:langString *Alachua *Archer *Bell *Branford *Bronson *Brooker *Cedar Key *Chiefland *Cross City *Fanning Springs *Fort White *Gainesville *Greenville *Hampton *Hawthorne *High Springs *Horseshoe Beach *Inglis *Jasper *Jennings *LaCrosse *Lake Butler *Lake City *Lawtey *Lee *Live Oak *Madison *Mayo *Micanopy *Newberry *Otter Creek *Perry *Raiford *Starke *Trenton *Waldo *White Springs *Williston *Worthington Springs *Yankeetown

rdf:langString North Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida which comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses the North Florida counties of Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union. The region's largest city is Gainesville, home of the University of Florida and center of the Gainesville metropolitan area, which is the largest metro area in North Central Florida. As of 2020, the region had a population of 575,622 people. Like the rest of North Florida, including the Florida Panhandle, the region is often recognized as part of the Deep South, as compared to the rest of the state. The landscape and climate of North Central Florida are distinct from the sub-tropical environment most associated with the rest of the state. The landscape of North Central Florida has gently rolling hills dominated by magnolia trees and large Southern live oak hammocks draped with Spanish moss. The region also has large expanses of pine forests. The climate is quite mild throughout the year but has very distinct winters with temperatures dropping below freezing quite often.