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Ocala
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county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Marion
- Incorporated town
- February 4, 1869
- Incorporated city
- January 28, 1885
- Type
- Council–Manager
- Mayor
- Ben Marciano
- Councilmembers
- Barry Mansfield, Kristen Dreyer, Jay Musleh, James Hilty, Sr., and, Ire J. Bethea, Sr.
- City manager
- Peter Lee
- City clerk
- Angel B. Jacobs
- City attorney
- William E. Sexton
- City
- 47.2 sq mi (122.3 km )
- Land
- 47.2 sq mi (122.3 km )
- Water
- 0.0012 sq mi (0.003 km )
- Elevation
- 69 ft (21 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 65,478
- Rank
- US: 586th, FL: 43rd
- Density
- 1,390/sq mi (535/km )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Ocala
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Marion County
- Population
- 63591
- Area
- 116.106035
- Elevation
- 32
- Capital of
- Marion County
- Official website
- www.ocalafl.org
- Image
- Ocala square 2011.jpg
- Households
- 23893
- Dialing code
- 352
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- Commons category
- Ocala, Florida
- topic's main category
- Category:Ocala, Florida
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Ocala, Florida
- twinned administrative body
- Pisa
- postal code
- 34483
- inception
- 1845-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ocala, Florida
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 28915
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Ocala (/oʊˈkælə/ oh-KAL-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. Located in North Central Florida, the city's population was 63,591 as of the 2020 census, up from 56,315 at the 2010 census and making it the 43rd-most populated city in Florida. Ocala is the principal city of the Ocala metropolitan area, which had a population of 375,908 in 2020.
Home to over 400 thoroughbred farms and training centers, Ocala is considered the "Horse Capital of the World". Notable attractions include the Ocala National Forest, Silver Springs State Park, Rainbow Springs State Park, the College of Central Florida, and the World Equestrian Center.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ocala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.