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Gainesville is a city in Hall County
Hall County, Georgia

Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 173,256. It is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, United States of America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818. The city is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Hall County. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the chicken
Chicken

The chicken is a Domestication fowl. Recent evidence suggests that domestication of the chicken was under way in Vietnam over 10,000 years ago....
 capital of the world. Gainesville is the principal city of and is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
-Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs, Georgia

Sandy Springs, Georgia, is a city in north Georgia , incorporated in December 2005. It is an affluent suburb of Atlanta, Georgia and is the eighth largest city in the state....
-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
  (part) Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines United States micropolitan area and United States metropolitan area. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties ....
.

esville is located at (34.304490, -83.833897).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75.4 kmē), of which, 27.1 square miles (70.2 kmē) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 kmē) of it (6.94%) is water.

Nestled in the foothills
Foothills

Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range. They are generally larger than hills, but not as tall as nearby mountains....
 of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a Physiographic regions of the world of the larger Appalachian Mountains division. The province consists of the Northern and Southern physiographic sections, which divide near the Roanoke River gap....
, parts of Gainesville lie along the shore of one of the nation's most popular inland water destinations, Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River....
.






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Gainesville is a city in Hall County
Hall County, Georgia

Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of 2000, the population was 173,256. It is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, United States of America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818. The city is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Hall County. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the chicken
Chicken

The chicken is a Domestication fowl. Recent evidence suggests that domestication of the chicken was under way in Vietnam over 10,000 years ago....
 capital of the world. Gainesville is the principal city of and is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
-Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs, Georgia

Sandy Springs, Georgia, is a city in north Georgia , incorporated in December 2005. It is an affluent suburb of Atlanta, Georgia and is the eighth largest city in the state....
-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
  (part) Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines United States micropolitan area and United States metropolitan area. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties ....
.

Geography

Gainesville is located at (34.304490, -83.833897).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75.4 kmē), of which, 27.1 square miles (70.2 kmē) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 kmē) of it (6.94%) is water.

Nestled in the foothills
Foothills

Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range. They are generally larger than hills, but not as tall as nearby mountains....
 of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a Physiographic regions of the world of the larger Appalachian Mountains division. The province consists of the Northern and Southern physiographic sections, which divide near the Roanoke River gap....
, parts of Gainesville lie along the shore of one of the nation's most popular inland water destinations, Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River....
. Named after Georgia author and musician Sidney Lanier
Sidney Lanier

Sidney Lanier was an United States musician and poet....
. the lake was created in 1958 when The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Chattahoochee River
Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Georgia , near the Carolinas, to the southwestward to Atlanta and through its suburbs....
 near Buford, Georgia
Buford, Georgia

Buford is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and Hall County, Georgia counties in the U.S. state of Georgia . The population was 10,668 at the 2000 census....
 and flooded an Appalachian mountain valley. Although created primarily for hydro-electricity and flood-control, it also serves as a reservoir providing water to the city of Atlanta, Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River....
 is also a very popular recreational attraction for all of North Georgia.

Climate

Gainesville has a subtropical climate with extremely varying winters and very hot summers. Winter temperatures vary greatly, with average highs in the 50' and lows in the mid-20's. Temperatures can swing up and down in days, often one after another, since cold fronts
Cold front

A cold front is defined as the leading edge of a cooler and drier mass of air, replacing a warmer mass of air.Development of cold front...
 and warm fronts
Warm front

A warm front is defined as the leading edge of an advancing Air mass of warm air; it separates warm air from the colder air ahead....
 visit frequently.

Spring sees highs in the 70's and 80's with lows in the 40's and 50's although March is the wettest month of the year on average.

Summer heat can be brutal, with average highs reaching the low 90's. Extreme humidity
Humidity

Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean relative humidity. Relative humidity is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in a Air parcel of air to the saturated vapor pressure of water vapor at a prescribed temperature....
 plagues the area, and can put heat indexes
Heat index

The heat index is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity in an attempt to determine the human-perceived equivalent temperature ? how hot it feels, termed the felt air temperature....
 above the 100's.

Fall has temperatures similar to spring but with much less humidity, especially later in the season. In late October to November the leaves are in the midst of changing colors to brilliant reds, yellows, golden oranges, purples; all shades of mountain beauty. Allergies also tend to be rather severe during autumn, especially in various oak trees, ragweed
Ragweed

Ragweeds , also called bitterweeds and bloodweeds, are a genus of flowering plants from the sunflower family .The scientific name of this genus is sometimes claimed to be derived from the Ancient Greek term for the perfumed nourishment of the gods, ambrosia which would be ironic since the genus is best known for one fact:...
 and grass clippings
Grass

Grass is the common word that generally describes monocotyledonous green plants. The family Poaceae are the "true grasses" and include most plants grown as grains, for pasture, and for lawns ....
.

Severe Weather

Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley is a colloquial term most often used in reference to the area of the United States in which tornadoes are most frequent. Although an official location is not defined, the areas in between the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains are the areas usually associated with it....
, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms
Supercell

A supercell is a thunderstorm that is characterized by the presence of a mesocyclone; a deep, continuously-rotating vertical draft. Of the four classifications of thunderstorms , supercells are the largest and have the potential to be the most severe....
 can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring. Tornado Watches
Tornado watch

A tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that are capable of producing tornadoes....
 are a frequent issue in the spring and summer, with a warning appearing at least biannually, sometimes with more than one per year.

Gainesville was also the sight of the fifth deadliest tornado in U.S. history in 1936, where Gainesville was decimated and 203 people were killed.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 25,578 people, 8,537 households, and 5,438 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 944.4 people per square mile (364.7/kmē). There were 9,076 housing units at an average density of 335.1/sq mi (129.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 45.21% White, 15.73% African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 14.27% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.17% of the population.

There were 8,537 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 15.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,605, and the median income for a family was $43,734. Males had a median income of $24,729 versus $25,075 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $19,128. About 16.1% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
's Crescent train
Crescent (Amtrak)

The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns on the same route as train 20....
 connects Gainesville with the cities of New York
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...
, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
, Washington
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
, Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city, by population, in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County, North Carolina and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region....
, Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....
 and New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
. The Amtrak station
Gainesville, Georgia (Amtrak station)

The Gainesville Amtrak Station, formerly known as the Gainesville Southern Railway Depot, is a train station in Gainesville, Georgia that is served by Amtrak's Crescent ....
 is situated at 116 Industrial Boulevard.

Health and Education

Gainesville, Georgia is home to the Northeast Georgia Medical Center which houses the Ronnie Greene Heart Center.

The Gainesville City School System, home of Gainesville High School's
Gainesville High School, Georgia

Gainesville High School is a high school in Gainesville, Georgia....
 Red Elephants, is the public school system of Gainesville.

Gainesville City Schools:
  • Gainesville High School
    Gainesville High School, Georgia

    Gainesville High School is a high school in Gainesville, Georgia....
  • Gainesville Middle School
  • Gainesville The Exploration Academy
  • Centennial The Fine Arts Academy
  • New Holland The Core Knowledge Academy
  • Fair Street The International Baccalaureate Academy
  • Enota The Multiple Intelligence Academy


Riverside Military Academy
Riverside Military Academy

Riverside Military Academy is an independent, college preparatory, boarding and day school for boys in Gainesville, Georgia, USA....
 and Lakeview Academy
Lakeview Academy

Lakeview Academy is a Private school, nondenominational, college preparatory school in Gainesville, Georgia. Founded in 1970, the student body has grown from a handful of students to a student body of over 500, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade....
, a college preparatory private school, are located in Gainesville. The city's institutions of higher education are Gainesville State College
Gainesville State College

Gainesville State College is a State university system of the University System of Georgia serving northeast Georgia since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville, Georgia Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood, Georgia, is on Georgia Highway 53 less than a...
 and Brenau University
Brenau University

Brenau University is a private Women's Colleges in the Southern United States in Gainesville, Georgia, USA, that was founded in 1878 as Georgia Baptist Female Seminary, though it has never been affiliated with the Baptist Church....
.

The Public Defender's Office at Gainesville has been recognized as one of the best in the state of Georgia. Established in 2005, the office provides representation for persons accused of felony offenses in Hall County. Attorneys from the office have been recognized for their community involvement, as well as for their acumen in the courtroom.. In 2008, a first-year attorney successfully challenged the Sex Offender Registration Law in the Georgia Supreme Court.

Notable residents

  • Tommy Aaron
    Tommy Aaron

    Thomas Dean "Tommy" Aaron is an United States professional golfer who is best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1973....
    , professional golfer
    Professional golfer

    In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who plays for money even once usually loses his or her amateur status permanently and is banned from all amateur tournaments....
    , 1973 Masters champion
  • Amelia Sky Brock, 2007-2008 National American Miss Jr. Preteen
  • Rod Cameron
    Rod Cameron

    Rod Cameron was a movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in Horror film, war, Action film and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many Western s....
     (1910-1983), actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
     (State Trooper and Coronado 9
    COronado 9

    COronado 9 is a Television syndication crime drama set in San Diego, California, California, starring Rod Cameron as Dan Adams, a former United States Navy intelligence officer turned private detective....
    ), died in Gainesville.
  • Cris Carpenter
    Cris Carpenter

    Cris Howell Carpenter was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of the University of Georgia.Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1987 MLB amateur draft, Carpenter would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St....
    , former Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     pitcher
    Pitcher

    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a base on balls....
  • Tasha Humphrey
    Tasha Humphrey

    Tasha Humphrey is a professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA....
    , Washington Mystics
    Washington Mystics

    The Washington Mystics is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. They started play in 1998, the second year of the WNBA and are one of the WNBA's first expansion franchises....
     basketball player, former UGA
    University of Georgia

    The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
     standout, & standout of Gainesville High School
  • Jesse Jewell, poultry entrepreneur
  • Sung Kang
    Sung Kang

    Sung Kang is an American actor, born in Gainesville, Georgia. His first major role was that of Han Hue from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in which he played a mentor to the main character, Sean Boswell....
    , Korean American
    Korean American

    Korean Americans are United States of Koreans origin. The Korean American community is the fifth largest Asian American subgroup, after the Chinese American, Filipino American, Indian American, and Vietnamese American communities....
     actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
  • General James Longstreet
    James Longstreet

    James Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate States Army General officers of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E....
    , Confederate
    Confederate States of America

    The Confederate States of America formed as the government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern United States U.S. state of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S....
     general and Gainesville postmaster
    Postmaster

    Postmaster refers to the head of an individual post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization , the title of Postmaster General is commonly used....
  • Amy Mulkey, Miss Georgia
    Miss Georgia

    The Miss Georgia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss America pageant. Georgia has once won the Miss America crown....
     2002
  • Micah Owings
    Micah Owings

    Micah Burton Owings is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.A breakout star in the season, Owings finished the season with a memorable performance in his home state, a complete game shutout, and an impressive batting record, which earned him the 2007 List of NL Silver Slugger Winners at Pitcher for excellen...
    , Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Randy Pobst
    Randy Pobst

    Randy Pobst is an United States race car racing driver, born 26 June, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio, Ohio.Currently active in the Grand American Road Racing Association series' GT class and the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT series, Pobst is the 2003, 2007, 2008 SPEED World Challenge GT champion and is a two-time class winner of the 24 Ho...
    , Professional racing
    Auto racing

    Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
     driver
  • Robert Prechter
    Robert Prechter

    Robert R. Prechter, Jr. is an United States author and stock market analyst, known for his financial forecasts using the Elliott wave principle....
    , financial forecaster (1980s "Guru of the Decade")
  • A.J. Styles
    A.J. Styles

    Allen Jones , better known by his ring name "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles , is an United States Professional wrestling currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a three-time Triple Crown Championship#TNA Triple Crown....
    , professional wrestler
    Professional wrestling

    Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional sport, where matches are prearranged by the Professional wrestling promotion List of professional wrestling terms#B, and is also considered an athletic performing art, containing strong elements of catch wrestling, mock combat and theatre....
  • Michael Hayes
    Michael Hayes

    Michael Hayes may refer to:* Michael Hayes , TV director of Dr. Who episodes, such as the serial City of Death* Michael Hayes , Irish Fine Gael politician...
    , Blockbuster Manager


Sister cities

  • Eger
    Eger

    Eger is a city in northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves , east of the Matra . Eger is best known for its Castle of Eger, thermal baths, historic buildings , and red and white wines....
    , Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
  • Izunokuni
    Izunokuni, Shizuoka

    is a cities of Japan located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded by the merger of Ohito, Shizuoka, Izunagaoka, Shizuoka, and Nirayama, Shizuoka towns on April 1, 2005....
    , Shizuoka Prefecture
    Shizuoka Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu. The capital is the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....


See also

  • Gainesville High School
    Gainesville High School

    Gainesville High School is the name of several high schools in towns or cities named Gainesville in the United States:*Gainesville High School ...
  • 1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak


External links

  • a historical film at the Digital Library of Georgia