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Alachua County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 247,336.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12001.html )〕 The county seat is Gainesville,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 the home of the University of Florida. Alachua County is included in the Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is known for its diverse culture, local music, and artisans. Much of its economy revolves around the university. == History == The Alachua area appears to have been the first area occupied in 1740 by the immigrant Oconee, who became part of the Seminole. Their first town was situated on or near the old Alachua plain, now called Payne's Prairie in homage to "King" Payne, chief of the Alachua settlements, upon his death in 1812. Lieutenant Diego Peña, describe this area in his journal kept during his expedition to Apalachee and Apalachicola in 1716. Of the area between the Ichetucknee and Suwannee rivers in southern Suwannee County he wrote: The springs without effluent streams may have been sinkholes, as there are many in the area. The names of these watering places all end with ''chua'', suggesting that ''chua'' is the Timucuan name for ''sinkhole''. The residents of the county thought that ''Alachua'' means ''sinkhole''. Alachua County proper was organized in 1824. The original county seat was Newnansville located near the current site of the city of Alachua. In 1854, the new railroad from Fernandina to Cedar Key bypassed Newnansville and Gainesville, a new town located on the railroad, began to draw business and residents away from Newnansville. Gainesville later became the new county seat that same year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alachua County, Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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