Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, and is the largest
city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the
seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in
1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most
of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of 2019,
Jacksonville's population was estimated to be 911,507, making it the
12th most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in the
Southeast, and the most populous city in the South outside of the
state of Texas. The Jacksonville metropolitan area has a population of
1,523,615 and is the fourth largest metropolitan area in
Florida.Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, and is the
largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is
the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated
in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed
most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of
2019, Jacksonville's population was estimated to be 911,507, making it
the 12th most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in the
Southeast, and the most populous city in the South outside of the
state of Texas. The Jacksonville metropolitan area has a population of
1,523,615 and is the fourth largest metropolitan area in
Florida.Jacksonville is centered on the banks of the St. Johns River
in the First Coast region of northeast Florida, about 25 miles (40 km)
south of the Georgia state line and 328 miles (528 km) north of Miami.
The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic
coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in
1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the
earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United
States. Under British rule, a settlement grew at the narrow point in
the river where cattle crossed, known as Wacca Pilatka to the Seminole
and the Cow Ford to the British. A platted town was established there
in 1822, a year after the United States gained Florida from Spain; it
was named after Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the
Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.Harbor
improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a
major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location
facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the
U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville,
Florida's third largest seaport. Jacksonville's military bases and the
nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military
presence in the United States. Significant factors in the local
economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and
logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is important to the
Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. People from
Jacksonville are sometimes called "Jacksonvillians" or "Jaxsons" (also
spelled "Jaxons"). Jacksonville, Florida Top Movies & Young Movies