Gainesville, Georgia | |
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 Downtown Gainesville | |
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| Nicknames: "Queen City of the Mountains", "Poultry Capital of the World"[1] | |
 Location in Hall County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′25″N 83°49′46″W / 34.29028°N 83.82944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Hall |
| Gainesville | 1818 |
| Named for | Edmund P. Gaines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sam Couvillon |
| Area | |
• City | 35.37 sq mi (91.61 km2) |
| • Land | 33.42 sq mi (86.57 km2) |
| • Water | 1.95 sq mi (5.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,214 ft (370 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 42,296 |
| • Density | 1,265.4/sq mi (488.57/km2) |
| • Urban | 164,365 (US: 219th)[3] |
| • Urban density | 1,102.1/sq mi (425.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 203,136 (US: 217th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 30501, 30503-30504, 30506-30507 |
| Area code | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-31908[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403675[4] |
| Website | gainesville.org |
Gainesville is a city and the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States.[6] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it has been called the "Poultry Capital of the World." Gainesville is the principal city of the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Gainesville, Georgia Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gainesville, Georgia
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.