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North Central Florida

North Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
of Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. It comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses Alachua

Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 227,120. Its county seat is Gainesville, Florida, Florida....
, Bradford

Bradford County, Florida

Bradford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 26,088. The 2005 United States Census Bureau estimate for the county was 28,118 ....
, Columbia

Columbia County, Florida

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 56,513. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 64,040 ....
, Gilchrist

Gilchrist County, Florida

Gilchrist County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 14,437. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 16,402....
, Hamilton

Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 13,327. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 13,983 ....
, Lafayette

Lafayette County, Florida

Lafayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 7,022. It is the second least populated county in the state, having one more resident, according to the 2000 census, than Liberty County, Florida....
, Madison

Madison County, Florida

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 18,733. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 19,902 Its county seat is Madison, Florida, Florida....
, Marion

Marion County, Florida

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 316,183. Its county seat is Ocala, Florida....
, Putnam

Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 73,568 ....
, Suwannee

Suwannee County, Florida

Suwannee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 34,844. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 38,624 ....
and Union

Union County, Florida

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 14,916 . The county seat is Lake Butler, Union County, Florida....
counties. The region's principal cities include Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida

Lake City, Florida

Lake City is the county seat of Columbia County, Florida, Florida, in the United States. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 11,953....
, Live Oak

Live Oak, Florida

Live Oak is a city in Suwannee County, Florida, Florida. The city is the county seat of Suwannee County and is located east of Tallahassee, Florida....
, and Palatka

Palatka, Florida

Palatka is a city in Putnam County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 10,033 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
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North Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state

U.S. state

Florida

Alachua County, Florida

Bradford County, Florida

Bradford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 26,088. The 2005 United States Census Bureau estimate for the county was 28,118 ....
, Columbia

Columbia County, Florida

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 56,513. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 64,040 ....
, Gilchrist

Gilchrist County, Florida

Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 13,327. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 13,983 ....
, Lafayette

Lafayette County, Florida

Madison County, Florida

Marion County, Florida

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 316,183. Its county seat is Ocala, Florida....
, Putnam

Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 73,568 ....
, Suwannee

Suwannee County, Florida

Suwannee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 34,844. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 38,624 ....
and Union

Union County, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Lake City, Florida

Lake City is the county seat of Columbia County, Florida, Florida, in the United States. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 11,953....
, Live Oak

Live Oak, Florida

Live Oak is a city in Suwannee County, Florida, Florida. The city is the county seat of Suwannee County and is located east of Tallahassee, Florida....
, and Palatka

Palatka, Florida

Palatka is a city in Putnam County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 10,033 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
. The City of Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in ? and county seat of ? Alachua County, Florida, Florida, United States. Gainesville is also home to the University of Florida, which is the largest university in the State University System of Florida and the List of largest United States universities by enrollment in the United States....
is the largest city in the region. It serves as the cultural, educational and commercial center for the North Central Florida Region. It is also the home of the University of Florida

University of Florida

The University of Florida is a Public university land-grant university, sea grant colleges, Space grant colleges major research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States....
, the fourth-largest university in the United States. Like the Florida Panhandle

Florida Panhandle

The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 List of counties in Florida in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south....
, this region is culturally closer to the Deep South

Deep South

The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the Southern United States. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the antebellum period....
than the rest of the state.

The landscape and climate of North Central Florida does not portray the sub-tropical environment most associate with Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. The landscape of North Central Florida has gently rolling hills dominated by magnolia

Magnolia

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subclass Magnolioideae of the Family Magnoliaceae.The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species i...
trees and large Southern live oak

Southern live oak

Quercus virginiana, also known as the Southern Live Oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen oak tree native to the Southeastern United States United States....
hammocks draped with Spanish moss

Spanish Moss

Spanish moss closely resembles its namesake . However, Spanish moss is not biologically related to either mosses or lichens. Instead, it is a flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae that grows hanging from tree branches in full sun or partial shade....
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The region also has large expanses of pine

Pine

Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....
tree forests. The climate is quite mild throughout the year but has very distinct winters with temperatures dropping below freezing quite often.

Location

North Central Florida's southernmost county, Marion County, borders northern Central Florida and some regions of the Nature Coast area. Many other counties in the region border the Nature Coast area, Alachua, Gilchrist and Hamilton included. North Central Florida is not affected by hurricanes as much as its neighboring counties to the east and west.

Attractions in North Central Florida

Unlike Central Florida

Central Florida

Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. The region enjoys a hot but stormy climate, with many thunderstorms, and hurricanes threatening often....
and the Suncoast

Florida Suncoast

The Florida Suncoast is a colloquial name for the west-central and southwest peninsular Florida coastal area between Tarpon Springs, Florida to the north, and Naples, Florida to the south, and includes the Tampa Bay area....
area, North Central Florida does not have many amusement parks or large theme parks. Instead, it features many parks with nature as their theme. North Central Florida also has many small turn of the century towns that represent the culture of the Deep South.