Gilchrist County
Also known as Gilchrist County, Florida, Gilchrist County, FL
county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- December 4, 1925
- Named after
- Albert W. Gilchrist
- Seat
- Trenton
- Largest city
- Trenton
- Total
- 355 sq mi (920 km )
- Land
- 350 sq mi (910 km )
- Water
- 5.6 sq mi (15 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,488
- Density
- 51/sq mi (20/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Gilchrist County Courthouse, in Trenton
Gilchrist County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Florida. Organized in 1925 from the western part of Alachua, it is the last county to be formed in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,864. The county seat is Trenton.