Alachua, Florida. City and Business guide.

Welcome to Alachua, Florida.

Alachua is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,098 at the 2000 census.

Downtown Alachua, Fl. Photo by hyku, February 2006
If you have taken a better photo of Alachua. Please email us a copy and if we like it, we might use it.

If you have taken a better photo of Alachua. Please email us a copy and if we like it, we might use it.

Alachua was established in 1884 on a railroad line, after the railroad had bypassed nearby Newnansville. Alachua got a post office in 1887 and was incorporated as a city on 12 April 1905, at which time it had a population of 526 people.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 75.2 km� (29.0 mi�). 74.9 km� (28.9 mi�) of it is land and 0.4 km� (0.2 mi�) of it (0.52%) is water.

Alachua also has a large Hare Krishna population and a Hare Krishna temple.

Alachua map:

High Springs, FL (8.5 miles), Gainesville, FL (12.6 miles), Brooker, FL (12.7 miles), Newberry, FL (13.1 miles), Archer, FL (17.4 miles), Fort White, FL (18.9 miles), Lake Butler, FL (19.3 miles), Waldo, FL (21.2 miles).

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