Editing Alachua, Florida (section)

==Geography==
Alachua is located at {{coord|29|46|45|N|82|28|47|W}} (29.779286, −82.479849).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|91.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|90.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.0|km2|disp=flip}} (1.08%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1200375| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175815/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1200375| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifier2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alachua city, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref>

===Cityscape===
Alachua's Main Street runs along a North-South direction and is the heart of the [[City of Alachua Downtown Historic District]], which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The rest of the Historic District lies mainly to the west of Main Street and consists of residential structures built primarily in the early 20th century. Main Street is bisected by [[U.S. Route 441|US Highway 441]], which runs East-West along the old Atlantic Coast Line railway. The Historic District lies south of US 441.[[File:Cropped-Main-St-5-2016-3-scaled-1-1536x480.jpg|thumb|675x675px|Main Street in 2016|center]]Selected historic structures of note that are listed in the Register:
[[File:Williams-LeRoy House.jpg|thumb|Williams-LeRoy House]]
[[File:Pierce-Bishop House.jpg|thumb|Pierce-Bishop House]]

;Main Street Businesses
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14925+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7920531,-82.496228,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73dbd6aa811:0x7ecbd4707c555a4f!8m2!3d29.7920515!4d-82.4954976 14925 Main Street] (1898)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14933+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7921543,-82.4965933,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73da2b57699:0x87adca4147a7b5f5!8m2!3d29.792152!4d-82.495499 14933 Main Street] (1898)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14920+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7921144,-82.4964829,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73d90b0556d:0x863c50aa32779ed3!8m2!3d29.7921132!4d-82.4959357 14920 Main Street] (1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alan+Hitchcock+Theatre+Park/@29.791822,-82.495979,20.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73d9438b957:0x645809e765d8c53e!8m2!3d29.791714!4d-82.4958085 Old Movie Theater] (c. 1910)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14850+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7914213,-82.4964018,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73deb5692a7:0x46e1c6f1ced3cfc4!8m2!3d29.7914201!4d-82.4958546 Old First National Bank] (1909)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14822+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7909584,-82.4961267,20z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73deebba75f:0xcf1c32e8a0f0923f!8m2!3d29.7910439!4d-82.4959604 Stringfellow Building] (c. 1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14827+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7911429,-82.4960529,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73dc1ea9eb3:0x9c72b2449f86c42d!8m2!3d29.7911417!4d-82.4955057 Bank of Alachua] (1904)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14520+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7885409,-82.4963327,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e3e28ca3f:0x3cb1b16ba7dab4bf!8m2!3d29.7885397!4d-82.4957855 Old Cigar Factory] (c. 1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14545+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7885162,-82.4958562,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e41e14663:0xf9552ad4d10a535!8m2!3d29.788515!4d-82.495309 Sealey Dry Goods] (c. 1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14515+Bob+Hitchcock's+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7885162,-82.4958562,19z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x88e8b73e41e14663:0xf9552ad4d10a535!2s14545+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615!3b1!8m2!3d29.788515!4d-82.495309!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e409fbd13:0x2393f46cec10e669!8m2!3d29.7882853!4d-82.4955373 Eddy Store] (c. 1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14507+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7882094,-82.4961178,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e4148cd39:0xc3f3223ee0a8fb3c!8m2!3d29.7882082!4d-82.4955706 Williams Store] (c. 1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14320+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7869985,-82.4965076,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73fcc619f19:0x2d48cc1e3e97c09a!8m2!3d29.7869973!4d-82.4959604 Enneis Motor Company] (c. 1915)

;Main Street Residences
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14713+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7904661,-82.4960122,18.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73dde71bd75:0x186d19e0af5acc5!8m2!3d29.7902957!4d-82.4954528 Pierce-Bishop House] (1898)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14705+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7899372,-82.496,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e757981a7:0x5dcf76b03245af76!8m2!3d29.789936!4d-82.4954528 Mizell-Stephens House] (1910)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14617+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7896437,-82.4959789,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e748765af:0x20ce309e7e149fb7!8m2!3d29.7896425!4d-82.4954317 David Waters House] (c. 1900)
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/14603+Main+St,+Alachua,+FL+32615/@29.7893029,-82.4959155,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e8b73e7260e4f3:0xc468f93e2f2b7d56!8m2!3d29.7893017!4d-82.4953683 Williams-LeRoy House] (1901)

Businesses line US 441 heading west toward the [[Interstate 75]] corridor and east toward Gainesville. Heading east on US 441 lies Progress Corporate Park, which is the heart of Alachua's bio and life sciences sector. The northern entrance of the [[San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park]] is accessible through the corporate park entrance and also via the San Felasco Parkway, constructed in 2019 to aid in expansion of the corporate sector.