Jacksonville City Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.myflorida.com

There are seven hundred and thirty-five thousand, six hundred and seventeen people living in Jacksonville, FL, among them fifty-one point five seven percent males and forty-eight point four three percent females. A very nice place to work and chill out. The total number of households is two hundred and eighty-four thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine. Median income for a household is forty thousand, three hundred and sixteen dollars The city has several beautiful parks suitable for weddings, picnics and other large or small outdoor functions.

City of Jacksonville
Official flag of City of Jacksonville
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Official seal of City of Jacksonville
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Nickname: Jax
Motto: Where Florida Begins
Location in Duval County and the state of Florida
Location in Duval County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°19′10″N 81°39′36″W / 30.31944, -81.66
Country United States
State Florida
County Duval, Nassau
Government
 - Mayor John Peyton (R)
Area
 - Total 885 sq mi (2,264.5 km²)
 - Land 767 sq mi (1,962.4 km²)
 - Water 116.6 sq mi (302.1 km²)
Elevation 16 ft (6 m)
Population (2006)[1]
 - City 794,555
 - Density 1,048.7/sq mi (404.89/km²)
 - Metro 1,348,381
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 904
FIPS code 12-35000GR2
GNIS feature ID 0295003GR3
Website: http://www.coj.net


Jacksonville is the largest city in the state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County.GR6 Since 1968, Jacksonville has been the largest city in land area in the contiguous United States; this resulted from the consolidation of the city and county government, along with a corresponding expansion of the city limits to include almost the entire county.

In 2007, Jacksonville ranked as the United States' twelfth most populous city, with 794,555 residents.[2] The name Jacksonville sometimes refers to the Greater Jacksonville area, a region with a population of 1,277,997[3], the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state, as of the 2006 Census Bureau estimates. Jacksonville is the third most populated city on the East Coast, after New York City and Philadelphia.

About 25 miles (40 km) south of the Georgia border, Jacksonville is in the First Coast region of northeast Florida and is centered on the banks of the St. Johns River. The settlement that became Jacksonville was founded in 1791 as Cowford, because of its location at a narrow point in the river across which cattle were once driven. The city was renamed in 1822 for Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and eventual seventh President of the United States.