Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF ALACHUA GUS Population: 291,782 (2024) ID: 161544	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 5547, GAINESVILLE FL 32601
CITY OF GAINESVILLE GUS Population: 148,720 (2024) ID: 161572	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 490, GAINESVILLE FL 32627-0490
CITY OF ALACHUA GUS Population: 10,856 (2024) ID: 124224	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 807, ALACHUA FL 32616-0807
CITY OF NEWBERRY GUS Population: 8,326 (2024) ID: 161574	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 369, NEWBERRY FL 32669-0369
CITY OF HIGH SPRINGS GUS Population: 6,806 (2024) ID: 124225	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 23718 W US HIGHWAY 27, HIGH SPRINGS FL 32643-2107
CITY OF HAWTHORNE GUS Population: 1,529 (2024) ID: 161573	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 1270, HAWTHORNE FL 32640-1270
CITY OF ARCHER GUS Population: 1,176 (2024) ID: 161571	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 39, ARCHER FL 32618-0039
CITY OF WALDO GUS Population: 824 (2024) ID: 207652	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX B, WALDO FL 32694-0802
TOWN OF MICANOPY GUS Population: 660 (2024) ID: 101917	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 137, MICANOPY FL 32667-0137
TOWN OF LA CROSSE GUS Population: 324 (2024) ID: 124226	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX D, LA CROSSE FL 32658-0004