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Region of Florida, United States
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North Central Florida includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee, and Union counties.
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Bushnell is in Sumter County on the fringes of North Central Florida. The small settlement has a population of approximately 3,000 as of 2018, and the city dates back to the late 19th century, when a post office was established.
Gainesville is in North Central Florida. It is home to the University of Florida, and Santa Fe College.
Keystone Heights is a city in Clay County, in the First Coast.
Lake City is a city of 12,000 people (2019) in North Central Florida. Lake City is known as "The Gateway to Florida" because it is adjacent to the intersection of Interstate 75 and Interstate 10.
Live Oak is a small city in North Central Florida not far from the Georgia border.
Ocala is a city in North Central Florida. Here, rolling green pastures lead to crystal springs, gentle rivers and unspoiled lakes, and hundreds of horse farms gallop with thoroughbred natural charm and beauty.
For the Russian town of the same name, please see Kolyma Highway. Palatka is a town of 20,000 people (2020) on the banks of St.
Starke is a town in North Central Florida with a population of about 6,000, between Gainesville and Jacksonville.
The Villages is an active retirement community in sunny Inland Florida. With about 115,000 residents as of 2015, it is still growing and new homes are being built across three Florida counties: Lake, Sumter and Marion.
Wildwood is a city of 7,300 people (2019) in Sumter County, Florida.
Ocala National Forest is in North Central Florida. It is the oldest national forest east of the Mississippi and contains the largest forest of sand pines in the world.
Osceola National Forest is in North Central Florida.
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