Jacksonville, Florida

Consolidated city–county
	City of Jacksonville and Duval County
	Downtown Jacksonville skyline with Main Street Bridge Port of Jacksonville Dames Point Bridge Jacksonville Union Station James Weldon Johnson Park Memorial Park Florida Theatre EverBank Stadium
	Flag Seal
	Location within Duval County
	Coordinates: 30°20′13″N 81°39′41″W / 30.33694°N 81.66139°WCoordinates: 30°20′13″N 81°39′41″W / 30.33694°N 81.66139°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Duval
Founded	June 15, 1822; 203 years ago
Incorporated	February 9, 1832; 193 years ago
Consolidated	1968; 57 years ago
Named for	Andrew Jackson
Government
• Type	Strong Mayor–Council
• Body	Jacksonville City Council
• Mayor	Donna Deegan (D)
Area
• Total	874.46 sq mi (2,264.84 km2)
• Land	747.30 sq mi (1,935.49 km2)
• Water	127.16 sq mi (329.35 km2)
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	949,611
• Estimate (2024)	1,009,833
• Rank	10th in the United States; 1st in Florida
• Density	1,270.73/sq mi (490.63/km2)
• Urban	1,247,374 (US: 40th)
• Urban density	2,175.9/sq mi (840.1/km2)
• Metro	1,733,937 (US: 39th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	List
FIPS code	12-35000
GNIS feature ID	0295003
Website	City of Jacksonville

Jacksonville is a big city in Florida, on the east coast. In 1968, it combined with Duval County to become one area. It is now the largest city by land area in the United States. The city's population is now about 971,319, with Duval County having around 1 million people.

It is the biggest city in Florida, in the Southeast and outside Texas. The Jacksonville area, including Clay County, St. Johns County, Nassau County, and Baker County, has a population of about 1,733,937.

Jacksonville sits on the St. Johns River in northeastern Florida. It is around 12 miles south of Georgia and 350 miles north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches are nearby along the Atlantic coast. The area used to be home to the Timucua people and later was a French settlement called Fort Caroline.

Jacksonville became an important port due to harbor improvements in the late 19th century. Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and other military bases are located there. The city's economy relies on services like banking, insurance, healthcare, and logistics. Tourism is also significant, especially related to golf with the PGA Tour headquarters nearby.

In the summer of 2021, the names of six schools named for confederate figures were renamed:^[9]

Robert E. Lee High School was changed to Riverside High School
Joseph Finegan Elementary School was changed to Anchor Academy
Stonewall Jackson Elementary School was changed to Hidden Oaks Elementary School
J.E.B. Stuart Middle School was changed to Westside Middle School
Kirby-Smith Middle School was changed to Springfield Middle School
Jefferson Davis Middle School was changed to Charger Academy
- - On December 27, 2023, the Jacksonville mayor ordered the removal of the Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy monument at Springfield Park. The statue stood since 1915.^[10]

People from Jacksonville are called Jacksonvillians or Jaxsons, which comes from the city's nickname, Jax.

Jacksonville, Florida Media

Replica of Jean Ribault's column claiming Florida for France in 1562
Northeast Florida showing Cow Ford (center) from Bernard Romans' 1776 map of Florida
A section of a light battery by the St. Johns River in Jacksonville during the Civil War
Ruins of the courthouse and armory from the Great Fire of 1901
Downtown Jacksonville in 1914
Crowd gathered for a campaign speech from Richard Nixon in Hemming Park in October 1960
Friendship Fountain and view of downtown Jacksonville in 1982
Kingsley Plantation, located within the Timucuan Preserve
taken for this article