Micanopy
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town in Alachua County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Alachua
- Founded by native americans cuscowilla
- c. 1539–1817
- Settled in spanish east florida wantons
- c. 1817–March 1821
- Settled in the florida territory wanton
- February 12, 1823–1834
- Reincorporated in the state of florida t
- September 15, 1858
- Type
- Mayor-Commission
- Mayor
- Jiana Bradshaw Williams
- Mayor pro tem
- Kevin Putansu
- Commissioners
- Ken Wessberg, Judy Galloway, and David Massey
- Town administrator and town clerk
- Sara S. Samario
- Town attorney
- S. Scott Walker
- Elevation
- 118 ft (36 m)
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 12-45225
- Website
- www .micanopytown .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Micanopy
- Population
- 648
- Area
- 2.838281
- Elevation
- 38
- Official website
- www.micanopytown.com
- Image
- MicanopyD.jpg
- Households
- 201
- Dialing code
- 352
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- postal code
- 32667
- Commons category
- Micanopy, Florida
- water as percent of area
- 4.1627
- inception
- 1821-01-01
- per capita income
- 30844
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Micanopy (/ˌmɪkəˈnoʊpi/ MIK-ə-NOH-pee) is a town in Alachua County, Florida, United States, located south of Gainesville. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population as of the 2020 census was 648, up from 600 at the 2010 census.
It is the oldest continuously inhabited community in the interior of Florida. Its downtown area, the Micanopy Historic District, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This municipality contains a number of antique stores, several restaurants, a library, a firehouse, and a post office. Its motto is "The Town that Time Forgot."